OK, while the pictures are copying, I have to tell you a little story. One of the byproducts of our ice storm was a plate full of candles that we let burn too long that had melted and spilled over the edge of the plate and down the mantle of our fireplace.
Fast forward to last Sunday evening. I see the plate of wax full of half burned candles and large pieces of wax that actually broke away from the stone and brick and I realize that I could make one giant candle out of that mess by just heating the wax over the stove. I'll spare you the details. In fact, let me give you some of the important ingredients of my disaster and you can fill in the gaps.
- wife's sauce pan
- aluminum foil
- water (???...yep)
- burner set to high because low didn't work fast enough
- one loud explosion that I still don't completely understand
- boiling water
- steaming hot towels soaked in boiling water
- broom
- scrub brush
- sore knees
- 5 hours
Hehe, needless to say, I've learned a very valuable lesson. Leave candle making to candle makers!