Amen. Get back to our roots. I made my own oil lamps (blacksmith here) - but you can use any metal vessel. I have used every fuel from ghee to used cooking oil to sunflower to lard to butter (expensive!) to olive oil. Key is to make the distance from oil to top of wick small. Wide and shallow vessel. For wick, I used *anything organic - like cotton/ jute etc. It makes a very bright flame (depending on how big you make it) I made my own wick holders from copper sheet which does double duty in pre heating the fuel source. It beats my commercial oil lamps in brightness. By far. Makes early morning breakfast and dinner time so relaxed and cozy. Salut.

@thehomesteadingrd

4 ай бұрын

Wow!! This is so neat. Thanks for sharing!!

Another great video 🕯️👍

@thehomesteadingrd

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!! ☺️ I’m glad you liked it

I’d put my mason hot jars upon a clean cookie sheet that’ll make removal easier and this way makes your candle time efficient. Great video thanks for the fabulous recipe and knowledge of old school ways 🌺

@thehomesteadingrd

4 ай бұрын

Excellent tip!!! Thank you! I’ll do that next time 🙌🏼

Great - thanks so much for this information!

@thehomesteadingrd

4 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!☺️

Hello from Forest Lake Minnesota!! Great episode!

@thehomesteadingrd

4 ай бұрын

Thank you, Pat!!!

Going to have to try this next time I render some tallow!

@thehomesteadingrd

4 ай бұрын

Yay!! Let me know how it goes! ☺️

Another awesome video with a wealth of information attached to it. I had no idea that candles could be made in this fashion. What other old-timer information do you have that you can share? Also, Happy Birthday Ryan!

@thehomesteadingrd

4 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Stay tuned for more old fashioned living tips! 💫

Do the wicks have wire in them? I am wondering how they stand up on their own.

@thehomesteadingrd

4 ай бұрын

Nope! No wire in them. It’s a thick weave and it’s coated in wax.

❤️👍

@thehomesteadingrd

4 ай бұрын

Such a fun project! ☺️

@thehomesteadingrd what do they smell like when you burn tallow candles?

@thehomesteadingrd

4 ай бұрын

They aren’t stinky at all, which is great! I was worried about that

How long does tallow take to harden? I made one but 12 hours later it is still alittle soft

@markleicht8336

3 ай бұрын

After you pour in for the candle.

@thehomesteadingrd

3 ай бұрын

It should harden up within a few hours!

@markleicht8336

3 ай бұрын

@@thehomesteadingrd would it need to be warmed up again yo remove any excess water? Or am I just being impatient?

@bie8789

17 күн бұрын

It's better adding ~20% beeswax for more hardness