This recipe dates to 1900 or before.

Mutton tallow – rendered; heat in oven until grease is out; grease must weigh 1 lb
1 1/2 lbs. beeswax – brown
1 1/2 lbs. rosin – crushed
12 oz castor oil
1 teaspoon turpentine

1. Cut mutton tallow into pieces and heat in a low oven and press fat out and strain into pan.
2. Heat grease on stove and add beeswax and rosin until all is melted. Remove from heat.
3. Add castor oil and stir well.
4. Add turpentine and stir well.
5. Pour into glass jars. Allow it to cool, then close tight with lid.
   
   Yield:
   2 1/2 quarts – will last a lifetime. This recipe will fill approximately one hundred glass Gerber baby food jars.
   
   Note: Do not use pans and utensils for food consumption!
   
   Many thanks to Nathan Tippetts, Frank Nilson, Asenath Smith Conklin, and Bonnie Tippetts for preserving and making this recipe available.