"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message
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In article ,
"Mary Fisher" writes:
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| | I doubt that wax would have been left in empty houses.
|
| Yes, it was. The aristocracy often lived in different houses during
| different times of year, and such durable consumables were not moved
| with the inhabitants. The same would have happened with the people
| (e.g. some shepherds) who had fixed accomodation but lived away from
| it for extended periods.
|
| Shepherds would not have used beeswax candles.

Sigh. Votive candles were beeswax. I was given one as part of my
confirmation, as a symbol, to keep. Roman catholics also burnt candles
in front of images of the BVM, if they could afford them. A shepherd
would clearly not have used beeswax candles for light, but might well
have had one or two, small, votive candles.

Very big sigh


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

In article , Mary Fisher
says...


Very big sigh



Even bigger sigh!
While you can both wax lyrical on the subject I'm tempted to knock your
heads together.
The snarling is getting on my wick :-)
Snuff it!
--
David in Normandy.
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"David in Normandy" wrote in message
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In article , Mary Fisher
says...


Very big sigh



Even bigger sigh!
While you can both wax lyrical on the subject I'm tempted to knock your
heads together.
The snarling is getting on my wick :-)
Snuff it!

:-)

If a candle is snuffed it burns more brightly ...

My big sigh was the last of my contributions but, although I'm flattered,
you didn't have to read it :-)

Mary

In article , Mary Fisher
says...
My big sigh was the last of my contributions but, although I'm flattered,
you didn't have to read it :-)

Mary


I have a passing interest in candles, so followed the debate. I make my
own occasionally from left over wax of commercial candles. The likes of
Ikea sell church candles with a too-small wick, so they burn and leave
wide walls of wax which have to be cut off periodically. So rather than
wasting the wax I make new ones, moulding them with kitchen foil
cardboard inners with a piece of string fixed between both ends. Works
well, provided the hot wax doesn't melt the selotape holding the ends in
and leak.
--
David in Normandy.
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