A Drove of Pigs

Farm Cat Friday is postponed until tomorrow.

I have an announcement.
I would let Bernadette maaa this to you as part of her training but I wanted to show you.
A BIG DROVE of pigs left my soap shop.
It's true!
I would not lie.
LOOK!

That is a LOT of pigs!
What do you mean they don't look like pigs?

Of course they are pigs!
They are for a baby shower.
They are custom shower favors!
A little pig in a bag with a custom tag.

The baby is going to be named Charlotte so it is a Charlotte's Web themed shower.
Isn't that cute?
I sure think so.
The publicist made them all up and mailed them out yesterday.

Each one has the scent listed on the back so the guests know what they are getting.

There is special pricing when you buy this many piggie soaps.
You can always ask about it if you have a party and need more than 20 of my bigger soaps.
The small travel size soaps are always $1 each. I think they will be going up to $1.50 after the new year.

I am sure that the new mommy will be happy with her Drove of Pigs.

I did a child's party once and sent my cowgoat soaps for that one.
Good times. Good times.

So be sure to keep me in mind for a great favor for your parties.
I am not retired yet publicist.
There is still some Spokes in this Goat!

Be sure to stop by tomorrow for Farm Cat Friday Saturday.

How the Publicist Makes Soap

One of our wonderful commenters asked how the publicist makes my rich soap. She agreed to show everyone how she goes about it. She wouldn't let me in to watch so I will pass on to you what she told me. Of course it all starts with my rich milk..and Abby's too. If you remember, there was a post before on how the publicist milks us. Only Abby was being milked then, but I am being milked now so my milk is going in the soap again. The publicist freezes the milk she is going to use for soap. When she is ready to make the soap she pulls a bag out of the freezer and puts it in her pitcher to thaw. Using frozen, slushy milk helps to keep the lye from burning the milk.

After the milk has thawed a little the publicist says she "goes all psycho on it." As a goat I am not sure what this means but she said the readers would understand.

After the milk is broken up and melts a bit more and turns slushy

she adds the lye.

This makes the milk turn a really weird yellow/green color. Ick.

By the time it is ready to use it has turned orange and looks like a blob. Aren't you glad you asked about this now?

Then she measures out her super secret recipe of fats and oils and puts them in her big soap pot

and melts them on the stove.

Then she adds the milk/lye blob and mixes it with her stick blender until it gets nice and smooth.

This is called "trace" at which point it is time to strain it and add the fragrance oil or essential oil and pour it into the molds.

The molds will rest overnight. Then the publicist will pop the soaps out of the molds and let them cure for a month.

These are the soaps she made on Sunday night. The scents she used then are Old Goat (Patchouli), Grapefruit and Exotic Red Tea.

The scents used in tonight's batch of soap are making are Bing Cherry, Cucumber Melon and Basil Lime Papaya.

This is called the cold process of making soap. The publicist makes small batches so she can maintain quality.

I hope this has answered any questions there were about the soap making process. If there are any others, please ask and the publicist will be happy to answer them. She loves to answer questions.

Don't forget to sign up for the newsletter. All who sign up through May 16th will be entered into a drawing for THREE BARS of my rich soap. Woo hoo! How cool is that?

The SpokesGoat Speaks

In what may be my last spokesgoat performance for a bit (Abby will take over the blog while I take my maternity leave) I would like to show you what the publicist did last night. No, you don't have to run and hide your eyes. Sheesh! This is a family blog!

She made soap! I mean after all, I AM the spokesgoat for Happy Goat Soap. I have to do my work occasionally. I will get some time off when I have the kids and the way they are kicking I suspect it will be any day now. But back to the topic at hand - soap! The publicist was a busy soap maker last night making some old favorites and creating a new scent just in time for summer.

Back in stock will be Sweetgrass which will remind you of that great smell in the air after you mow the lawn and juicy, fresh Strawberry Heaven . Mmmmm, a soap that smells like a bowl full of ripe berries. Don't eat it though, it won't taste good AT ALL. But that yummy scent got the publicist to thinking about hot summer days. What is refreshing on those days? Strawberry lemonade! That's right. She made soap that smells like strawberry lemonade. Oooh, it's light and refreshing with the rich smell of those berries topped by the bright, crisp addition of tart lemon. What could be better?

All the beautiful soaps are curing and will be available in a month. The publicist is going to make more soap this week with some friends that want to learn how to make soap. That should be lots of fun.

One more thing for today; I want to do something I haven't done in quite a while. Bestow the Coveted Scratch of the Tail Award! That's right - to GypsyMoonDesigns a fellow Montanan. She created a beautiful treasury and included the Pricilla soap! GypsyMoon makes beautiful jewelry like this necklace. I know it would look wonderful against my fur! So enjoy your award while I enjoy my scratch!