1. Home  Discuss in my forum  How Creating a Soap Recipe is a
Lot Like Making Banana Bread  Cooking Talent Translates Into
Soap Making Talent   How Creating a Soap Recipe is a Lot Like
Making Banana Bread  Cooking and Making Soap Have a Lot in
Common  Paul Gilligan / Getty Images I know you may not think
banana bread and soap & candle making have much in common, but I
had an epiphany the other day that I thought might help explain
just how to create your soap recipes and candle wax blends - and
how small adjustments to your recipes can change things.  A bit
of background first - my son usually either takes a banana in
his lunch every day, or eats one on the way to school. This
means we buy a lot of bananas, and fairly often we won't eat
them before they get brown and mushy - which means we make a lot
of banana bread around my house.  For quite a while, I have been
using a tried and true basic banana bread recipe from my Fanny
Farmer Cookbook. The recipe calls for:    • 3/4 cup sugar   • 2
eggs   • 1 tsp. salt