This evening we had Relief Society meeting and we made emergency sawdust candles. It was very interesting to learn that they give off heat and burn slowly. Plus, they were actually very easy to make! You just melt parafin wax in a double boiler and mix in sawdust. We used the #10 cans (the size of food storage cans from the Bishop's Storehouse) and two packages of parafin wax. Into this we mixed about six cups sawdust. We dipped butchers twine in wax to form wicks (we used three) and inserted them into the candle using a knitting needle after the wax had started to cool a bit. The nice thing about these cans is you can put a lid on it for storage and even stick some matches or a lighter in there so when you need it everything is all together! Great activity - you should try it sometime!
Charlene xo
2 comments:
what a great idea Charlene. Thanks for sharing it, Janene and I will have to try it out.
Thanks for reminding me, Charlene. We made some similar to these in the early 70's, but they were smaller. We had them in soup tins. I had a bunch in our storage in McMurray but got rid of them when we downsized. I like the idea of the big can and being able to cover it. Storing matches or a lighter in the same can is a great idea.
Love,
Gramma
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