Orange Candle
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Ingredients
| 1 | orange |
| 1 c | cooking oil, any type |
| ceramic plate or dish | |
| you can also use a grapefruit, or small clementines | |
| or "cuties" ... as long as it's something that will sit level!! |
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Terrie HoelscherWell SeasonedHarpers Ferry, WV (pop. 286)Blessed1Member Since Sep 2010Terrie's Notes:
When I eat an orange, I usually try to zest it a little bit beforehand, and freeze the zest, so I will have some on-hand, when needed.
Well, here's another use for the skin of a fresh orange .... and this is just plain CLEVER! I 'stole' it from someone else, and sort of played with it 'til I got it right.
I made one today, and it has been burning for almost 10 hours already! Sheesh!Directions
Cut an orange in-half, horizontally.
Scoop out all the orange fruit, scraping it away from the sides, leaving a thick wall of the white pith.
DO NOT CUT AWAY THE STEM IN THE MIDDLE. Leave it intact - this will be your candle wick!
Remove any scraggly ends of the stem "wick", and sort of form the "wick" into a nice straight, single piece.
Fill the orange half with oil [any type of cooking oil, canola oil, vegetable oil, etc.], almost to the top, but about 1/4" below the top of the stem "wick". Allow to sit for about 30 - 45 minutes, for the "wick" to absorb some of the oil.
Use a long-stemmed lighter, like a Bic Torch or similar, and continue to hold flame on the "wick" until it lights. It won't light immediately. This takes a little while, so you won't be able to light it with a regular match the first time.
After the "wick" has finally caught and burned, you will be able to blow it out and re-start it very easily. But that first time, it takes patience.
Enjoy your candle!
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Terrie Hoelscher
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nellie rickey
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Feb 12, 2012
love this idea..does it not make you wonder how our mind works sometimes.I think I will make a candle out of this orange..hmm..lol..did you shave just a lttle off the bottom to make it less likely to roll around or does the weight of the oil make it stay put..lots of citrus here right now this will be fun to try
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