Honey Soap

[CMWinkler]

Honey Soap.—Cut into thin shavings two pounds of common yellow or white soap, put it on the fire with just water enough to keep it from burning; when quite melted, add a quarter of a pound of honey, stirring it till it boils, then take it off, and add a few drops of any agreeable perfume. Pour it into a deep- dish to cool, and then cut it into squares. It improves by keeping. It will soften and whiten the skin.

Recipe from Confederate Receipt Book,
West & Johnson Publishers, Richmond, Virginia, 1863, p. 11.