Crisco Oil Candle

In fact the name crisco was derived from the term crystalized cottonseed oil.

Crisco oil candle. What do you think if you had a bunch of crisco laying around would you melt it down add essential oils pour it in a jar add a wick and burn it as a candle. Believe it or not but the product known today as crisco the name is derived from crystallized cottonseed oil was developed in 1911 by procter gamble to replace the expensive animal fats used back then to make candles. A 48 ounce can of shortening is about 5 or less and 200 feet of wick is about 8. Also as with all things like this crisco cancatch fire so can wax and other oils that are used in candles and oil lamps.

If left to burn long enough the melted oil of the crisco can make it s way into the paper making it perfect fuel for fire. Candles are always good to have on hand in case the power goes out but if you get caught without any in your house you can make a dead simple candle with a tub of shortening and a piece of string. It was the first shortening to be made entirely from vegetable oil. It burns smoke free and is a fun project to.

That will make at least 200 candles and if you can get 45 days worth of light for less than 10 that s pretty darned cheap. Please if you try this do notlet it burn for too long. The crisco brand was originally a candle company. Obviously i need the crisco and in the middle you ll note a strand of candle wick cut to about 1 4 longer than the height of the crisco can using the small scissors shown a small wick tab used for holding the wick in place at the bottom of the can and a pair of pliers to crimp the wick tab a lighter and a screwdriver that i intended to use to push the wick down into the crisco it didn t work out like that.

And the high heat processing destroys any nutrients like vitamin e and omega 3 essential fatty acids. Generally speaking a homemade crisco candle is going to be a whole lot cheaper than any other type of candle. The dna would be destroyed by the heat so the fact that it s a gmo shouldn t matter in theory. It was originally made from cottonseed oil.

If you use the large tubs consider using three wicks.