most people probably wouldn’t think of butter as a flammable substance and it’s
butter as a flammable substance and it’s
butter as a flammable substance and it’s not really but it could be in this
not really but it could be in this
not really but it could be in this project we’re making emergency candles
project we’re making emergency candles
project we’re making emergency candles that will burn for hours from a piece of
that will burn for hours from a piece of
that will burn for hours from a piece of toilet paper and a stick of butter
for this project I got into my wife’s
for this project I got into my wife’s baking supplies and found this four
baking supplies and found this four
baking supplies and found this four ounce stick of butter the butter can be
ounce stick of butter the butter can be
ounce stick of butter the butter can be placed on top of a few squares of toilet
placed on top of a few squares of toilet
placed on top of a few squares of toilet paper and now it’s ready to cut in half
paper and now it’s ready to cut in half
paper and now it’s ready to cut in half you can use a sharp knife to cut cleanly
you can use a sharp knife to cut cleanly
you can use a sharp knife to cut cleanly through the paper and holding it with
through the paper and holding it with
through the paper and holding it with the folds of the top will help prevent
the folds of the top will help prevent
the folds of the top will help prevent the paper from binding and ripping as
the paper from binding and ripping as
the paper from binding and ripping as you push down through the block all
you push down through the block all
you push down through the block all right we’ve got our two halves now let’s
right we’ve got our two halves now let’s
right we’ve got our two halves now let’s make the wick take one square of toilet
make the wick take one square of toilet
make the wick take one square of toilet paper and some scissors and cut it into
paper and some scissors and cut it into
paper and some scissors and cut it into quarters so you end up with a little
quarters so you end up with a little
quarters so you end up with a little square like this now this can be folded
square like this now this can be folded
square like this now this can be folded down diagonally and twisted tightly to
down diagonally and twisted tightly to
down diagonally and twisted tightly to give it support I folded this one at the
give it support I folded this one at the
give it support I folded this one at the bottom for two reasons
bottom for two reasons
bottom for two reasons height and convenience when it gets
height and convenience when it gets
height and convenience when it gets placed into the butter there will only
placed into the butter there will only
placed into the butter there will only be a quarter inch of the wick sticking
be a quarter inch of the wick sticking
be a quarter inch of the wick sticking up at the top and that’s about all we
up at the top and that’s about all we
up at the top and that’s about all we want using something like a toothpick or
want using something like a toothpick or
want using something like a toothpick or a skewer poke a hole in the center of
a skewer poke a hole in the center of
a skewer poke a hole in the center of the butter all the way to the bottom now
the butter all the way to the bottom now
the butter all the way to the bottom now set your wick over the hole and use the
set your wick over the hole and use the
set your wick over the hole and use the skewer to push it down into place a
skewer to push it down into place a
skewer to push it down into place a little twist should release it and it
little twist should release it and it
little twist should release it and it looks like it’s set now we’ll need to
looks like it’s set now we’ll need to
looks like it’s set now we’ll need to add a little starter fuel to the wick
add a little starter fuel to the wick
add a little starter fuel to the wick and that’s done by rubbing it around in
and that’s done by rubbing it around in
and that’s done by rubbing it around in the butter until it’s got a nice coating
the butter until it’s got a nice coating
the butter until it’s got a nice coating at this point your candle is ready to go
at this point your candle is ready to go
at this point your candle is ready to go when you strike your match hold it near
when you strike your match hold it near
when you strike your match hold it near the base of the wick so that it helps
the base of the wick so that it helps
the base of the wick so that it helps heat the butter if your butter was
heat the butter if your butter was
heat the butter if your butter was frozen like mine it might take a few
frozen like mine it might take a few
frozen like mine it might take a few seconds before the flame is fully
seconds before the flame is fully
seconds before the flame is fully self-sustaining but there it is a dairy
self-sustaining but there it is a dairy
self-sustaining but there it is a dairy powered candle not only is this butter
powered candle not only is this butter
powered candle not only is this butter candle easy to make but each half will
candle easy to make but each half will
candle easy to make but each half will burn for about four hours as the butter
burn for about four hours as the butter
burn for about four hours as the butter gets melted the liquid is whipped and
gets melted the liquid is whipped and
gets melted the liquid is whipped and released as a vapor into the flame and
released as a vapor into the flame and
released as a vapor into the flame and it’s the vapor that you see burning
it’s the vapor that you see burning
it’s the vapor that you see burning dropping your candle into a glass will
dropping your candle into a glass will
dropping your candle into a glass will help keep the flame steady as well as
help keep the flame steady as well as
help keep the flame steady as well as set a nice ambience for the room it
set a nice ambience for the room it
set a nice ambience for the room it doesn’t get much simpler than this but
doesn’t get much simpler than this but
doesn’t get much simpler than this but if you decide you need a firmer wick try
if you decide you need a firmer wick try
if you decide you need a firmer wick try straightening a paper clip and wrapping
straightening a paper clip and wrapping
straightening a paper clip and wrapping your wick and paper around back for
your wick and paper around back for
your wick and paper around back for support this will prevent your wick from
support this will prevent your wick from
support this will prevent your wick from falling over when the fuel burns down
falling over when the fuel burns down
falling over when the fuel burns down and liquefies well there’s how to make a
and liquefies well there’s how to make a
and liquefies well there’s how to make a simple emergency candle using some
simple emergency candle using some
simple emergency candle using some toilet paper and a bit of butter if you
toilet paper and a bit of butter if you
toilet paper and a bit of butter if you like this project perhaps you’ll like
like this project perhaps you’ll like
like this project perhaps you’ll like some of my others check them out at the
some of my others check them out at the
some of my others check them out at the king of random calm
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