Next years magic biscuits

[Twodogs]

Just finished making up next years magic biscuits

I know thay have been mentioned before but with this bad weather every thing helps ,

The purists wont like them but to me " the need for fire outweighs how you get it " .... these are clean to pack and don't go off .

you can add allsorts of witchcraft to them but theres no need really ,,, keep it simple

Here we go ,,

Get some cosmetic wipe we found on the last trip the oval ones seem to work better bigger and more heat ,

Asdas finest , ( Don't rob the Wifes it makes them mad ,,,, )



Melt some candles and dunk the pads ,



Place them on a drying rack don't worry about the ripples you can sort them out as they cool if you want to,



100 Magic biscuits ready for next year ,




The old wicks make a handy fire starter in there own right



Here the end result




Here some other tips

http://www.kuenzi.com/tips_e.htm

Twodogs

 

[Monikieman]

Loving the Prawn Crackers

That's one heck of a lot of firelighters. Do you cut a slit in them from the centre out to the edge and open them up? It makes them stand up the way (if you know what I mean).

 

[ozzy1977]

That's heck of a lot of candles too

 

[Twodogs]

Yes I do tend to rip um

 

[Mesquite]

That's heck of a lot of candles too

I was just thinking the same

 

[MartinK9]

Nice one Cliff,

Since you stopped being a Satanist I see you've found some use for the sacrificial candles.

 

[Clouston98]

Nice one! They look a lot like the Micro Inferno Firelighters .

 

[Twodogs]

These things ,

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MICRO-INF...ire-Starter-Tinder-Ember-Sticks-/110949338630

Yes but a lot cheaper

Twodogs

 

[Clouston98]

These things ,

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MICRO-INF...ire-Starter-Tinder-Ember-Sticks-/110949338630

Yes but a lot cheaper

Twodogs

Certainly are mate, ill have to make some!

 

[Dave Budd]

you can buy blocks or granules of paraffin wax for making candles from, I wonder if that might be cheaper than starting with ready made candles?

 

[Alreetmiowdmuka]

Never seen them before.i use a little gas burner.do they burn a long time.can you boil a cup of water with one

 

[Twodogs]

Not really mate you would need to use more than one , me thinks

I just happen to have a load of candles that were binned at work you could use any old candles

Twodogs

 

[Jazz006]

I also add some Vaseline to my mix, they do work great.

 

[Tim_B]

I have just done the same with all the xmas candles which were half used and being thrown out....very easy to do....even tested a couple to make sure i was doing it right (beng a newbie at this) and they are very easy to use

cheers
Tim

 

[tom.moran]

will they light with a firesteel?

 

[Wayland]

I have a pot of wax that I keep from old candle stubs and the remains of old tea lights. You'd be amazed how fast the stuff builds up in our house.

I use it every now and again to make my semi natural firelighters.

I might have a melt up and make some of these, thanks for the reminder.

 

[Craig88]

nice one i do this with a beeswax and Vaseline makes for great and long lasting fire starters. Ive also taken to dunking quickly and leaving an edge not as saturated or as close to not saturated to be able to get better fibers to light faster.

 

[Paulm]

Made up a couple of dozen yesterday using ends of some tealights, very impressed, worked a treat in my woodgas stove

Cheers, Paul

 

[ozzy1977]

Those micro firelighters look like tampon soaked in wax, would they work ?

 

[Twodogs]

Don't see why not ,,, dread to think what thay look like though ,,,

Twodogs