. Things worth doing and how to do them. ght green, glossy, and of a leathery texture and they are veryfragrant when crushed in the hands. The bark is brownishgray and the young stems light, or golden brown. The Berries are quite small and grow in thick clusters on short 449 gives the berries, drawn from nature and of actualsize- They are green at first, but, when ripe, turn a light silvery gray. As it will take aboutone quart of berries to make onecandle you may adapt your pickingto the number of candles you want. Keep the berries in a dry placeuntil You are Ready to Make your Cand
. Things worth doing and how to do them. ght green, glossy, and of a leathery texture and they are veryfragrant when crushed in the hands. The bark is brownishgray and the young stems light, or golden brown. The Berries are quite small and grow in thick clusters on short 449 gives the berries, drawn from nature and of actualsize- They are green at first, but, when ripe, turn a light silvery gray. As it will take aboutone quart of berries to make onecandle you may adapt your pickingto the number of candles you want. Keep the berries in a dry placeuntil You are Ready to Make your Candles, then into a six-quart preserve-kettlepour three quarts of berries and fillto the brim with cold water. Thisallows two quarts of water to onequart of berries. Put the kettle onthe range and let it boil steadily fourhours—actually boil, remember—andwhenever the water gets three inchesbelow the brim fill it up with hot boiling berries will perfume thehouse with a spicy balsamic odor thatis delightful. When the four hours. Fig. 449.—These are the bayberries,actual size. Making a Bay berry Candle 331 are up set the kettle back and let the berries simmer for an houror two, then farther back where it will simply keep hot. At nighttake them off the range and set away to cool without removingthem from the kettle. The cooling down from the boiling pointto the point where the wax begins to form should be very gradualto obtain the best results, therefore the simmering and keepinghot after boiling. Having put the berries away for the night, try to forget them,and do not be tempted to disturb the wax as it forms and floatsin little cakes on top of the water, for breaking through the gath-ering crust will cause much of the wax to sink and cling to theberries beneath. When left undisturbed until morning, the waxforms into a large cake, hard and ready to be lifted out. The Bayberry Wax is never, at first, free from impurities, such as bits of dried leaves,stems and occasion
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