When he launched Wild Boar Man Soap, in 2015, John Michon didn’t set out to promote the wonders of feral hog fat. The 52-year-old hunter, who lives outside the Hill Country town of Kerrville, was just ...

Learn how to render fat to make soap at home from tallow and lard. This frugal use of extra animal fat produces enough soap for a family of four for one year. Our family prides itself on being frugal.

Another product from the head meat mixed with meat from the lower part of the legs was “ziltz”, also known as head cheese. Coarsely cut up pieces of cooked head meat and meat from the legs, which was ...

Learn how to make lye from ashes using a lye-leaching barrel to help filter rainwater through hardwood ashes to make lye for the soap-making process. If it hadn’t been for the help we got from the ...

In most political stories, somebody wins, somebody loses and everybody gets mad. This is not that story. This is the story of the time the Minnesota Legislature came together to help one soap maker ...

In most political stories, somebody wins, somebody loses and everybody gets mad. This is not that story. This is the story of the time the Minnesota Legislature came together to help one soap maker ...