Something tells me that you would enjoy reading Ryan North’s “How to invent everything: A survival guide for the stranded time traveler”. It does explain how to make lye, for example
I’m mostly a lurker
The Return of the Obra Dinn! Fantastic OST (maritime/sea shanty inspired) and a truly unique game too. https://youtu.be/8qvdAWLcPyU
I could see it this week even in the middle of London
“Malapropism”, maybe, depending on the context? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malapropism
Thanks for asking! Doing fine, no obliterations lately