This is me Elizabeth Marie Wheaten

Oh, hello. My name is Elizabeth Marie Wheaten. I was born February 15, 1705. I work at home making soap and with my extra time I make candles with my family. I have a husband named Fredrick and two daughters named Alexandra & Isabelle. Today I am going to teach you how to make soap and candles.

First, I will tell you how to make soap. You get your ingredients, which are oils, fats, wood, ash, and lye. I get my wood from Fred the craftsman. The next step is to mix the wood, ash, oils, and lye together. Then melt that all in a pot and heat some water in a kettle and pour it over the mixture. After that you put the hot water from the kettle and pour it over the mixture. After all that is finished, you put it in molds and let it dry. After a couple of hours, it should be soap!

This is soap and candles

 

This is the pot and mold

Now for the candles, they are a very important household job. A good worker can probably make 200 candles a day. First get your ingredients. Get out deer, bear, and moose fats to make the hot wax. Then get some cold water. To make the wicks, spin some hemp, flax or milkweed. When you have all of that, you take the wick and dip it in the hot wax. Then dip it in the cold water and keep doing that until it is thick enough to be a candle.

Thank you for coming and have fun making soap & candles!

 

By Alexis, 5th grade, Parkview Elementary

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