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Lye soap, made from fat drippings and lye, was the pioneer woman’s all-purpose cleaner. Early settlers used the soap to scrub everything from ceiling to floor. It was very effective. However, lye soap also acquired a reputation for being harsh and caustic enough to eat holes in fabric. That may have been true then, but times have changed and so have soap-making techniques.
