[Sca-cooks] Candles

[Laura C. Minnick]

"Mark.S Harris" wrote:

> Ok, this is good to hear. I have heard, and I think seen in a period
> text,
> that sheep fat is the best source for candle tallow, whereas pig fat
> is to be avoided. But what little I've heard from folks who have made
> tallow candles was that they were more smoky. Perhaps Master Tanw has
> a better technique than these others.

I have also read that goat tallow drips slower than sheep tallow-
apparently a harder fat? Hmm. SHould ask Marlaina, She Who Raises Food
on the Hoof. (Including the large goat we cooked for feast a couple of
years back!)

'Lainie