OK, when I was a kid, I lived at home (as most kids do) with mom and dad and my 3 brothers. Mom would always buy a big pack of what ever white "bar soap" was on sale that week. When she got home she would unwrap all the bars and place them in a plastic basket under the sink. I always assumed that it was to keep all us kids from making a mess throwing soap wrappers on the floor (If we would even take the time to open a new bar. Just getting wet is shower enough for an 8 year old boy, right?
) Well, the other day, while getting ready to go over for a visit, my mom calls and asks if I could stop at the store on the way and pick up a small pack of bar soap (what ever is white and on sale
). When I get there, she begins to open all the bars and put them in a newer plastic basket under the sink. It's just her and dad now, so I mentioned that I always assumed that she did that so we kids wouldn't make a mess throwing soap wrappers on the floor (if we would even take the time to open a new bar). She told me how her grandmother, my great-grandmother (who just celebrated her 101st birthday in August!) told her when she was a kid, to always unwrap soap to let it "air out" and dry, resulting in a better lather and a longer lasting bar. Great-grandma did it, grandma did it, mom did it, maybe I should. Has any one else heard of this? Does this even make sense? Either way, I think I'm going to look for a plastic (or maybe some non-plastic natural material) basket to unwrap and store my soaps under the sink in... likely not white or on sale, but found at a dollar store (starts with a "P", ends with an "e", has an "almoliv" in the middle
). Even if it has no practical purpose, it's advise from my great-grandmother. I might as well keep the family tradition going
) Well, the other day, while getting ready to go over for a visit, my mom calls and asks if I could stop at the store on the way and pick up a small pack of bar soap (what ever is white and on sale). When I get there, she begins to open all the bars and put them in a newer plastic basket under the sink. It's just her and dad now, so I mentioned that I always assumed that she did that so we kids wouldn't make a mess throwing soap wrappers on the floor (if we would even take the time to open a new bar). She told me how her grandmother, my great-grandmother (who just celebrated her 101st birthday in August!) told her when she was a kid, to always unwrap soap to let it "air out" and dry, resulting in a better lather and a longer lasting bar. Great-grandma did it, grandma did it, mom did it, maybe I should. Has any one else heard of this? Does this even make sense? Either way, I think I'm going to look for a plastic (or maybe some non-plastic natural material) basket to unwrap and store my soaps under the sink in... likely not white or on sale, but found at a dollar store (starts with a "P", ends with an "e", has an "almoliv" in the middle). Even if it has no practical purpose, it's advise from my great-grandmother. I might as well keep the family tradition going
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