Living in New England, the kids and I sometimes get covered in pine pitch. My grandmother taught us an easy way to get the mess off our skin: Use Crisco vegetable shortening and rub it in gently. Follow that with a good dose of soap and water.
Donn Kruger
Bridgewater, Massachusetts
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