Many eyes read what Robin Murphy wrote at 06:51 -0500 on 020626 >Be careful with this...... hardwood ashes and water makes lye water, a very >caustic solution. While it makes wonderful soap, you don't want to get any >on your skin, eyes, kitchen counters, appliances, etc. > >Robin Murphy, in the Northwoods of Wisconsin, with permanent speckles on the >dishwasher trim from spattered lye water.
To round out the topic, that is because your dishwasher trim must be aluminum (it's cheaper). That brings up the more general point that solutions of sodium hydroxide (modern, commercial lye) or wood ashes (potash lye, the original stuff historically) will attack aluminum, so aluminum pots should never be used with either of them. Better to use chrome-plated metal, stainless steel, or vitreous (baked glass) enameled containers. Ron Ron Parker, Noting, with email be conservative in what you send and liberal in what you receive. [EMAIL PROTECTED] To stop mail temporarily mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: set nomail To restore send: set mail
