Crisco Oil Candle
Don t worry it never goes bad.
Crisco oil candle. Generally speaking a homemade crisco candle is going to be a whole lot cheaper than any other type of candle. Follow the usual precautions keep an eye on it and don t let it burn for hours at a time. Or better yet scoop out some of the product and put it in glass or metal containers and add a wick. Simply insert the candle wick into the wick tab until flush and crimp with a pair of pliers.
He must have heated the crisco somewhat before doing this because it didn t work out for me like shown. 10 wick works well for this tub. P g entered the shortening business out of necessity. The video made it look really easy.
A 48 ounce can of shortening is about 5 or less and 200 feet of wick is about 8. The crisco brand was originally a candle company. You can pick up a candle wick at most craft stores or the internet. Go ahead and make a candle out of that old tub of crisco.
The story of crisco begins innocently enough in pre civil war america when candle maker william proctor and his brother in law soap maker james gamble joined forces to compete with fourteen other soap and candle makers in cincinnati ohio.