A month or so ago, I wrote about not being able to get my recycled candles to burn well enough. I gave my attempt one more try with two innovations.
The first innovation was melting the wax in a recycled cereal bag. This worked very well. The plastic withstood the boiling water, the wax melted within, and cleanup was quite easy. I’m not sure how often one could use a bag over. I think i threw it out.
The second innovation was to use multiple wicks in the votive jars. Two wicks seem to burn off the wax at a rate that keeps up with the melting, so the wick doesn’t drown. The candles do burn down quickly, but also are quite bright.
A pleasant discovery in the waning light of the year.