Has anyone ever made bayberry candles?
All the instructions I found on the intertoobs say to boil the berries. Did that. Now I have a thin coat of wax all over the lid and sides of the pot and very little floating on the water (in a stainless pot I found at a yard sale yesterday - to avoid the "what did you do to my good pot!" thing.)
The Myrica bushes I have are still kinda small but this is the first year they set fruit. I don't have enough here to make even one candle but kinda guessed that part. Most of the websites I found say you need 1.5 quarts of berries for one small candle. I had maybe 1/2 quart. Was gonna mix it with an unscented emergency candle I have here, to use the wick too.
Wondering if "boil" is the wrong word.
Gently warmed to the point of boiling might be more accurate?
Any experience or references?
Meanwhile I'll try to salvage this mess.
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