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With winter, and the accompanying storms about to arrive in a few months, this seemed like a timely tip to prepare for ahead of time.
I was reading an article that for an emergency candle, you just take a can of Crisco, or other shortening, and put a wick, or cord down through the shortning, and then light it.
This is supposed to burn for over a month (hopefully, you won't need it THAT long). It can also be used for cooking , you just need to put several wicks in the can, to make a hotter fire.
One of the interesting parts of the article was about the development of vegetable shortning for cooking.
Originally, soap and candles were made from tallow, or other animal fats.
When animal fat became expensive, Proctor and Gamble developed the process of hydrogenation, and were able to turn cottonseed oil into a solid, and use that for soap and candle making.
However, as electricity replaced candles, they decided to sell the product as a cooking oil.
And that, boys and girls, is where Crisco came from.....
http://pamperpartiespgh.webs.com/apps/blog/show/16927810
I was reading an article that for an emergency candle, you just take a can of Crisco, or other shortening, and put a wick, or cord down through the shortning, and then light it.
This is supposed to burn for over a month (hopefully, you won't need it THAT long). It can also be used for cooking , you just need to put several wicks in the can, to make a hotter fire.
One of the interesting parts of the article was about the development of vegetable shortning for cooking.
Originally, soap and candles were made from tallow, or other animal fats.
When animal fat became expensive, Proctor and Gamble developed the process of hydrogenation, and were able to turn cottonseed oil into a solid, and use that for soap and candle making.
However, as electricity replaced candles, they decided to sell the product as a cooking oil.
And that, boys and girls, is where Crisco came from.....
http://pamperpartiespgh.webs.com/apps/blog/show/16927810
