Crisco Candle Heater
Generally speaking a homemade crisco candle is going to be a whole lot cheaper than any other type of candle.
Crisco candle heater. That will make at least 200 candles. The first design was to simply surround the crisco candle with the large cement pieces so that it could be protected from cold wind and cover it with the cookie sheet. A 48 ounce can of shortening is about 5 or less and 200 feet of wick is about 8. The candle flames reflecting off the shiny insides of the cans completely overwhelmed my camera s brightness function but here s two candle powered space heaters in action.
It was originally made from cottonseed oil. He must have heated the crisco somewhat before doing this because it didn t work out for me like shown. In fact the name crisco was derived from the term crystalized cottonseed oil. The video made it look really easy.
And the high heat processing destroys any nutrients like vitamin e and omega 3 essential fatty acids. Simply insert the candle wick into the wick tab until flush and crimp with a pair of pliers.