Tallow Candles.
«. To harden tallow use lib of alum for each lb of tallow. Dissolve the alum in water; then put in the tallow, find J3t» over a slow fire untilbsfa are «Mica together ; then run in moulds. Candles made in this way can be as hard and white as wax. Another way : — To every pound of tallow add a quarter of a pound of common resin. Melt them together, and mould the candles in the usual way. This m-l give a
) candle of superior lighting power ; [ and as hard as a wax candle. It i will be" tt rast improvement upon s the common tallow candle in all ; respects except colour.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 19 February 1891, Page 3
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112Tallow Candles. Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 19 February 1891, Page 3
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