[Sca-cooks] Re: candle wicks

[DragonTamer]

I could wax poetic on candlemaking, since I do that mundanely, but I'll save
you all. But basically, yes, Alex is right-except that the WAX is the fuel
being consumed.....if you consume wick at same rate as wax, you have a
BIIIIG problem, and no wick!

Amanda Blackwolf
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alex Doyle" <dubghaille at mail.wireweb.net>
To: <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 9:08 AM
Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Re: candle wicks



>However, why would a double wicked candle be specified in this recipe?
>If the double wick solved this, why wouldn't that be the standard
>method used in all candles? I don't think this means a wick out of
>each end of a candle, either. I think all candles were still dipped
>at this point, so I doubt it means a 'U' shaped candle, either.
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