Making Hand-Dipped Candles

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Of the two kinds of candle fuel, beeswax was considered the better product, as it burned cleaner than tallow and had a lovely odor compared to tallow’s rancid, smoky burn. Being scarce, beeswax was much more expensive. Only churches and the wealthy could afford beeswax candles. In fact, church rules insisted on beeswax candles because of the belief that bees were blessed by the Almighty. It was ordered that Mass be performed even during the day by the light of wax made by bees, as they represented spiritual joy.

cf.:

• Rudnyi, Evgenii. “Burning Candle and Levels of Organization.” Preprint, Physical Sciences , March 3, 2026. DOI: 10.20944/preprints202603.0037.v1.

Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin A-192