HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN FIRESTARTERSFrom Theresa:
Here are the supplies I use:
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MAKING FIRE STARTERS in EGG CARTONS
3. Double boilers are essentially two stacked pots. You put water in the bottom pot, turn the stove on a low to medium heat, and the rising steam from the heating water warms the upper pot without burning whatever is in it. You want the was to melt slowly. It if boils, it could splash all over your kitchen. You don't want to clean up that mess.
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4. If you don't have a double boiler, you can improvise one by resting a bowl on top of a pot, as shown below. Either metal or glass bowls will work. Since melting wax can make a mess that is hard to get off, don't use your favorite pot or bowl. I found my double boiler cheap at a garage sale, and now use it only for melting wax, so I don't have to worry too much about clean up.
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USING THE FIRE STARTERS
And later you'll have a roaring fire...
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