"Rupert" wrote in message
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Where to buy and what exactly is it



Used in the shipyards to launch ships with :-))

The timbers of the slipways were covered in tallow, then soft soap. The
cradle for the ship was built on this and when the securing chock was
released, the tallow and soft soap enabled the ship, in her cradle, to slide
down the timber slipway. If you observe large ships being launched, there is
a crackling sound and smoke pours from the moving parts, this is the tallow
and soft soap burning under friction.

And the huge bundles of 'drag' chains on the shore? To slow the ship down
once launched.

Today's bit of useless information on the Gardening Newsgroup

I have just been informed by 'her outdoors' that when she was a child and
before all these fancy shampoos, she had her hair washed in soft soap, 'she'
also believes that when mixed with water, it is useful for spraying in
aphids.

:-)) THERE, that brought it back into topic for the net nannies :-))

Mike