[aahome] Colonial Candle Making Used Berries To Produce Their Fragrance

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Title: Colonial Candle Making Used Berries To Produce Their
Fragrance
Author: Ann Marier
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Colonial candle making was essential in an era where there was
no electricity and the cost of oil made it beyond the reach of
common people. The most common colonial candles were made of
animal fat or tallow, and only the rich benefited from beeswax
candles, which smelt and burned better.

Colonial candle making registered a true progress when people
discovered that they could make nice-smelling and clean-burning
candles from bayberry shrubs. Wax is still extracted by boiling
the bayberries, however the process is as time consuming as it
used to be in the past.

The colonial way to candle making

Colonial candle making largely depended on whale oil, which was
used as a primary matter. The cleanest, but more painstaking way
to have the best colonial candles possible was to harvest
berries from bayberries bushes. The only problem with this
process was that you only got one pound of wax for every eight
pounds of berries. Then it took manufacturers several days to
prepare the berries in order to extract the purest form of wax
to be used for quality candles. Remember that their whole point
was to eliminate the bad smell of animal fat candles, not to
mention the mess they made while burning.

For those of you who'd like to try colonial candle making at
home as a way to satisfy your curiosity, there is bayberry wax
available in shops, so that you don't have to prepare it
yourself. The big difference between modern times and the
colonial era, is that we now have all sorts of molds to make
wonderful candle shapes.

Colonial candles used strands of cotton as wicks that had to be
taken care of in order to be kept burning. Usually candles made
to be used for the household use were tapers. They were made by
repeatedly introducing the wick in melted wax until it became
candle sized.

Colonial candle making today
Colonial candle making may appear rudimentary, but it takes
quite a lot of skill and dedication. Many people try it as a
hobby, and thereafter learn how rewarding it is. Basically you
need to deep a non-waxed taper wick into melted wax. Extra care
is needed, particularly since both parts of the wick need to be
coated evenly. Don't wait too long between dips, since the
candle doesn't have to cool completely. Furthermore keep
stirring the wax so that you maintain the same temperature. You
may even have to melt it again during the process. Enjoy it!

About The Author: Ann Marier writes informative articles about
family life,health issues, and useful house and garden Topics.
Her lastest are about candle making as a profitable hobby
http://www.candlemaking.4houseandgarden.com
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