To see the finished product watch this video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/fXmjq4-dqsqZhJc.html

We’re looking at a natural-borne teacher, folks! 💯 even though she’s trying to sort of hurry along, she speaks quickly, yet articulately and is very knowledgeable. Her mannerisms and syntax puts you at ease.

@CelebratingAppalachia

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😀 Hope you have a good week!

At 18:58, Corie: I can’t do anything today.” Corie, you are amazing. You’re so natural in front of the camera, so good-hearted, and you speak so articulately, I believe you could do on any given day about anything you set your mind to. Super interesting demonstration, young lady.

@CelebratingAppalachia

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!

Great job Corie! She’s a wonderful teacher and she’s a natural beauty!!

@CelebratingAppalachia

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Don't "sloch" the lye, it'll "burn the tar out of you". I love this channel. There is a difference between mountain folk and people from other rural regions.

@Marcel_Audubon

3 жыл бұрын

slosh

@dksix1905

3 жыл бұрын

@@Marcel_Audubon yes, you are correct

I’ve watched many demos on soap making, and by far, this was the most comprehensive one I’ve seen. Excellent job explaining this whole process, Corie! And many thanks for sharing! God love you.

@CelebratingAppalachia

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@cidercidergirl

3 жыл бұрын

I agree! This was so professional. Makes me want to make soap for the first time!

Corie is a sweetheart! I loved her show-and-tell, reminded me of my mother and her soap-making days when I was a child. I can't wait to see my momma again!

I never watched my grandmothers making soap, but I remember them telling me how they did it. They used a porcelain dishpan and a large porcelain soup pot. They even could make their own lye from wood ashes out of the stove. Both used tallow and bacon grease. We used it mostly in doing laundry so there were no fragrances added. I just remember how it would clean work overalls and get out stains. One grandpa was a mechanic and the other was a blacksmith. They both got pretty dirty. Thanks Corie for a great demonstration.

"Appalachian Chemistry" Soap Making 101 Now we need to learn "Distillations".

@CelebratingAppalachia

3 жыл бұрын

😀 Thank you Richard!

Anyone else think Corie is the coolest? 🙂

@Gunrunner4532

3 жыл бұрын

She is for sure

@dragoninwinter

3 жыл бұрын

I love her voice. I could sit listening to her yodeling heavy metal music and be happy for hours. 😁 She sounds so much like one of the old Carter family.

@Gunrunner4532

3 жыл бұрын

I don’t know if it’s an Appalachian saying, but she’s the cats meow. The whole family is actually. I need neighbors like this.

@clareselgin3208

3 жыл бұрын

She could give Keira Knightly a run for her money!

@Bluehoohoo

2 жыл бұрын

I learn a lot from her

Your daughter did a spot on job, she should be proud! Watching her a few times a body wouldn't need to go to a class. Enjoyed the chat & demo thank you for sharing.....ATB

@CelebratingAppalachia

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you!

I've watched lots of KZread videos regarding many different subjects. But, this has been the most informative by far! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and for including us all as we Celebrate Appalachia.

@CelebratingAppalachia

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you! Hope you. have a good week 😀

This child needs to be a teacher!!! She’s soooo good at instructing!! You go cori!!!

My Grandma used to make all our soap,but she used the hot soap method. We used it for everything!:)

@nancycurtis488

Жыл бұрын

My Davis grandparents, from Southern Illinois, married in 1897. My daddy was the youngest of 6 children was born in 1918. They have been gone since 1960 and 1961…my daddy has been gone since 1996 so I don’t have anyone left to ask about some of the things I remember my grandparents doing when I was little like my Grandma Davis making soap in a huge cast iron kettle out in their back yard. Making soap is one of the “homemade” things that I have never done and I would like to try it. Well, now, come to think of it, my husband and I did make clothes washing soap last fall nut, I have not used it yet. There are just the two of us now so a jug of soap lasts us a good long while. That soap was just a bar of Fels-Naptha and a bar o Pfizer Zote Soap that are grated together with water added…I can’t even remember the recipe but it was very simple. I would like to try Corie’s soap. BTW, Corie, do you sell your soap?

This was very informative and would love to see a video of the next step how you cut and store for the curing process! Great job👍

@CelebratingAppalachia

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I'll try to add the cutting and the curing to our next My Life in Appalachia video 😀

I noticed this has already been said in some comments below, if she isn’t going to be a teacher, she should really think about it. She has a great way of communicating and calm presents. Great video! Thank you for sharing!

Thats how my grandmother made soap,,,great video,,,I've never been in a Wal-Mart....

@CelebratingAppalachia

3 жыл бұрын

So glad you enjoyed it 😀

My grandmother made homemade dish soap in a large iron kettle. If l remember correctly she used lard that she couldn't use for cooking any longer. I do remember washing dishes with it.

@CelebratingAppalachia

3 жыл бұрын

Interesting!

@peggypatterson5656

3 жыл бұрын

Old folks made their soap from lard. My daughter uses lard in her soap. Restaurants sell their used oil to soap companies.

I have to say that this is the most interesting how to video I’ve ever seen. She held my attention thru the whole video. She’s a good teacher. Thank you for sharing

My mother talked about using the wood stove ash to make to make soap.

Always liked the goat milk with oatmeal or grits soap. Thanks for the video!

For YEARS, I waited on temperatures to match, lye water, and heated fats....for YEARS! Now I add weighed, solid fats and hot lye water, whisk to melt, then EVOO, stir to trace, add goodies, and done...less than an hour....I learned from you that over incubation is not necessary, thanks everso!

You can grate this kind of soap to use in the clothes washer. It will melt in hot water. It makes your whites VERY white and lye soap makes your clothes smell a special kind of clean. This was a lovely presentation, excellent. My grandmother made soap too. Her recipe is in our family cookbook. Thank you.

@CelebratingAppalachia

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info!

@stephenkearney6146

3 жыл бұрын

@@CelebratingAppalachia Great video....great presentation! I'm going to try my first batch using Corie's video. Can you please give me the source for the two wooden molds? I'm getting the wire cutter from Bud's Workshop.....again, great informative video! God Bless you all!

@CelebratingAppalachia

3 жыл бұрын

@@stephenkearney6146 Glad you enjoyed it! She got them from Nurture Soap Molds.

Thank you little sister for teaching me roots..

I remember hearing my mom and grandma talking about making soap. I enjoyed seeing this.

@CelebratingAppalachia

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jill 😀

I remember my grandma making Lye soap in her cast iron wash pot. Wonderful memories!

Thank you so much girls! You took the fear out of this for me!!!♥️ 👏🏼

I love seeing the kids in your videos ❤️they are multi talented singing gardening making soap etc you’re blessed mom🙏🏾

@CelebratingAppalachia

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Shawn 😀

Awesome Video! Corie, You did great! I remember myself Great Grandmaw making Lye Soap! I was around 5 yrs old so its been 62 years since I saw it made! Thank you God Bless. 🙏🙏❤❤

Three years ago I watched this video. After watching others as well I started making soap for family and friends. Thank you so much Corie! You started me out on my soap making journey! We love the handmade soap so much. Leaves skin so soft!! Viewers: She also has another instructional video on her channel - thepressleygirls.

@CelebratingAppalachia

2 ай бұрын

Wonderful! Thank you 😊

I love the way she says "Tare" a lot of my family says it like that, but we are Ozark hill folk not the Appalachian hill folk... One of the things I love so much about this channel is a lot of the words you folks use we do too, some of them with little to no definition change

@flatcat6676

3 жыл бұрын

Yes - though I've noticed that folks from the east side of the mountains tend to have a somewhat softer accent. I'm a native East Tennessean and it seems that our high mountain accent is a fair bit sharper than what I hear from folks from NC or VA. We seem to have a lot of hard R's, and our accent sounds more akin to what I've heard when speaking to people from the highlands in Oklahoma or Missouri. Same words, just different stress on certain vowels, usually. Got to love how varied branches of the same spoken language can become over time!

Allyson wants to see the final result!! She loved this video. As always, a great job Tipper (and Corie)!

@CelebratingAppalachia

3 жыл бұрын

Yay! Thank you! We'll try to show the cutting and the finished product in our next My Life in Appalachia video 😀

@HershelKreis

3 жыл бұрын

@@CelebratingAppalachia Thanks, Tipper!

I have vague memories of my granny, great-grandmother and great aunt making soap. They did it outdoors as well. I was a wee child then and don't remember much about the process. We lived near Edmonton, Alberta Canada 🇨🇦 at that time.

I truly enjoyed watching that. Thank you!

Excellent job Tipper Jr!!!

I love this channel! This was very informative!! Awesome job by both of these ladies!!!

this was fun to watch never thought about where soap comes from

That's wonderful she knows how to make soap!! I'd like to some day. She did a wonderful job!!👍👏 God bless y'all!

Corie is delightful. Great lesson.

Corie, that's so cool! I've used your soap for years---and love it--- but it's fun to see your process. I know how maticuluous your are in everything you do and I see that includes your soap making. I would not think of using any soap but yours. Seeing your process will make me see your soap differently, a reverant attitude toward this quality soap! Thanks for sharing your process!

CORIE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING TIME TO SHARE WITH US YOUR RECIPE, AND SHOW US HOW TO MAKE SOAP.

Thanks for another fascinating video. What a resourceful family!

I love homemade soaps. Thanks for showing this video!

Super fascinating, Corie, thank you! We've only ever done the hot process and I'm keen to try this!

I really enjoyed this video and you made it so easy to understand. Thank you!

This was a really informative and still relaxed soap making video. Great stuff.

Kori did an awesome job teaching. I’m sure your very proud of her! Blessings🙏🏻💖

Another great video! Deanna has been wanting to make some soap so now she has a teacher to watch. Thanks for sharing!

Loved the video! Awesome job! My grandma made soap and I’m so thankful that you’re keeping the tradition alive.

What a great video. Lovely to see mum and daughter working together. Planning to do this. X

Thanks Corie! That was a good demonstration. I wanted to learn this. ☺️

Very thorough and informative! Thank you for posting this video. I really enjoyed it.

I always wanted to learn the art of soap making. Thanks for the video!

Oh, well done! This is a skill I've always wanted to have, and you're such a natural teacher. Lucky me! Thanks! ⚘

Good for you, Great job.

This is so interesting!

Thanks for the inspiration and ingredients, I hope to be making my own soap soon. Someone has raised a wonderful person.

Very nicely done Corie. Thanks for sharing. Have never used homemade soap. ,

Thank you! Now I want to make soap! You took the fear out of it for me. Thank you!

Great presentation, excellent speaker and a very informative video. Thank-you for this!

I thank you ladys. Thank Ya'll.

Thank you for teaching this class !

I loved watching how you make soap, Corie! I have made it and always did that long process of waiting until the temp of the oil and temp of the water/lye mixture was exactly the same, and oh, my! What a trial it is to do it that way! I never know you could do it the way you showed in the video, so this is wonderful news! I haven't made any soap for several years, but seeing your video makes me want to get back into it sometime. I have ordered your soap and it was WONDERFUL! Such great quality. You are such a blessing in so many ways, and I trust the Lord will return many blessings back to you!

Such a delightful young woman! So much good information... thank you!

Very interesting video. i think it's great that you do this for the family.

Thank you for sharing!!!!! Very cool to watch

Great demonstration! Thank you!

She gave an excellent presentation, well spoken and an eye for details. I enjoyed this.

Very interesting! Great job! Another way to be self sufficient! Thanks for sharing!

Great video. Really enjoyed it. I first made soap last year on my porch in the nw mountains of nc also.

Thanks- so neat! I love how you make this soap- 💗

Awesome video! Very informative from a wonderful young lady! Your parents should be proud!

She awesome ! 👍🏼Such a grounded person and confident in all the right ways! 💁🏻☀️💕

Finally! Easy, straight forward and honest. I'm so happy I found this video! Thank You!

She’s an amazing teacher.

Wonderful video. You're a born teacher.

Absolutely fantastic.

@CelebratingAppalachia

3 жыл бұрын

Many thanks!

Excellent video Corie! I have made soap before but it was years ago. I have been intimidated by the idea of doing it again. You make it seem so simple by breaking it down in easy steps. I'm going to give it a try. Thanks so much!

Love y'all this is great and informative!

Very nice job! The instructions were clear, and it was really enjoyable to watch😊

So nice to watch! You have the most lovely tone and accent to your voice, wanted to tell you that...Great job! I also took a class some years ago to make soap..I was hooked for a number of years, I made soap, gifted soap, sold a little soap and then stopped several years ago..Now, I am getting the itch again.. Soaping served as a mental therapy for me too, after my Mom passed..Our teacher had us all in the class to take turns hand stirring the soap batter till reaching trace..I believe she did her soaps all by hand, but once I discovered the stick blender, no more hand mixing for me, lol..She also had us do our own calculations of the SAP values for the recipes..Yikes, not good for a math challenged person like me! First time I tried my own recipe that way, I ruined a batch, something was off...I definitely think it is crucial especially for beginners to use a lye calculator online, I use soap calc.net which is fool proof..And a stick blender, like you said! One question, did that essential oil come through for that large batch? I tend to like stronger fragrances soap so I use about .7 oz per pond of oils or up to an ounce per pound depending...Would love to see the soap cut! Thanks for helping to inspire me to soap again! I plan on making a high olive recipe with some coconut and castor oil, with milk and maybe some honey, ground oats and some blend of Essential Oils...Take care and thanks again!!

@CelebratingAppalachia

3 жыл бұрын

So glad you enjoyed Corie's video! Thank you for sharing your soap making experiences. Corie's soaps aren't overly fragrant, more of a hint of the essential oil scent. Your ground oats plan sounds good 😀

@melrose795

3 жыл бұрын

@@CelebratingAppalachia Thanks for your kind response! If Corie so desires, would love to see her make some more soap, in maybe a different recipes, additives, etc.

Fabulous instructions, beautiful young lady. I believe you are an old soul. Thank you for sharing. 🌻

Very well taught. You have a very high command of the English language. I would like to see more of you teaching

Is there anything your family can't do??!! So many talents. I really enjoyed watching the whole soap making process. Thank you to Corie for sharing her skill. Hope y'all have a blessed week. 💞

@CelebratingAppalachia

3 жыл бұрын

You are so kind! Hope your week is good to Mary!

This was a wonderful video. Very informative, she makes me want to go out and make some soap.

Corie, You explained the process perfectly. I've been making soap for years and I couldn't even begin to tell anyone the how to do it even half as well as you did. You are amazing.

@CelebratingAppalachia

3 жыл бұрын

Wow thank you Patty!

Thank you for the class! I always enjoy well-prepared presenters who clearly describe the process - well done.

I love listening to this young lady, I now really want to make soap, she explained it so well, so now I found a new hobby. I've been breaking out in rashes lately, probably from all the store bought chemicals in the soap I've been using, so thank you for making it look so easy, and this could save me a ton of money, as I have 3 teenagers, so you know how that is.lol

Love this..thanks for sharing!

This was so much fun! Thanks for teaching us how to make soap. Yours is always so pretty. I have found homemade soap to be so much better on my skin.

I love this lifestyle. You guys are great! Thanks for all the videos. Keep makin cool homemade items and being creative. ❤

She is a really good teacher. Clear instruction with reasons for instructions. This was a great video. 👍❤

I’ve been wanting to make soap, thank you for this video! I also moved to the Appalachia region from TX & my family was once from these parts. Thanks for the wonderful & educational video!

Making soap is incredibly satisfying.

Corie, watching this brings my mama to mind. I still remember her making lye soap in our basement for her laundry soap (wringer washer, don’t ya know). She would pour it in a cardboard box bottom lined with waxed paper. Nothin fancy, just plain old lye soap. She had the whitest white clothes ever. SO - about the vinegar neutralizing the lye … there absolutely is science behind it. Lye is highly alkaline. Vinegar is highly acidic. Hitting a lye burn with the vinegar brings down that pH and neutralizes the lye lickety split. Fun, informative video!! Well done!

@makeit2649

4 ай бұрын

You should never, EVER use vinegar on active lye that is in contact with the skin. The acid in the vinegar increases the exothermic (heat) reaction, making the burn WORSE before it gets better. That's why the lye bottles and the safety data sheets for lye all say very clearly that you should only use cool, running water.

This is so positive and I always wanted to know how to make soap!

Good job, young lady. I make soap also. I Love it!! I see it at our farmers market. We started because we had to foster children and we started them a little soap business to help them learn about business, commerce and work. But we still make it after all these years.

Awesome! Thanks for the great video.

Nice video be proud Mom you and Dad did a great job!

Thank you so much for sharing your skill in soap making! I’m excited to try it!