LOVE AND DIAMONDS ANTHOLOGY
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February 12th - 14th
February 12th - 14th
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The
known use of candles goes back over 5,000 years, and yet little is known about
their origins.
Some
say the Ancient Egyptians, who created candles by using rushlights or torches
made by soaking the pithy core of the reeds in melted animal fat. There is no
evidence that they used wicked candles, but according to some quarters the
Romans were dipping rolled papyrus dipped in melted tallow or beeswax long
before then.
I
am so glad a wide variety of coloured and scented candles have replaced those
made of tallow as frequent comments in Regency stories mentions that ‘tallow
candles’ because of their foul smell were never used by the gentry or members
of the tonne’.
What
is your favourite scented candle?
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18 comments:
my wife LOVES candle shops.
Several years ago, she used to make her own candles ... and still has a lot of that apparatus somewhere.
I enjoy scented candles when they are not overpowering. One of my favorite fragrances is myrrh, definitely romantic and has that middle-eastern flavor :) Thank you for participating in the fun hunt.
My husband bought a vanilla scented candle a couple of years ago. It's going down slowly but I love the warm, spicy smell. I think lavender or chocolate would be nice too.
I share your wife's love of candles, especially scented candles. I had a couple of pyramid candles which when they burned down had a crystal pendant in them. Thought that was cool. Thanks for coming by.
Oh wow Denise Z, you've just reminded me I used to love myrrh joss sticks. haven't seen any of those around for years. :-) Thanks for coming by.
Kathy, I agree on the lavender and vanilla, am not sure about the chocolate though :-) perhaps that's sour-grapes on my part as I can't take chocolate any more. At least only in minuscule pieces.
my two favorite candle scents are lilac and then gardenia. Thanks for participating in this great hop!
What is your favourite scented candle?
Lavender and Lavender :)
I guess I love the vanilla scent. It reminds me of my grandmother's baking! Great post, and Happy Valentine's Day!
I love Sandalwood. New follower. Have a Happy Valentines Day. crystalbluern at onlineok dot com
Thanks for coming by Rhonda and supporting us in this hop. I love the smell of gardenia flowers, I don't think I've had a gardenia candle before. I'll look out for them :-)
Did you say Lavender LMcLendon? :-) I have loads of lavender in my garden and when it's been dried I use it with my selenite crystal gifts.
Oh that's such a lovely memory Patty, thank you for sharing. :-) :-)
I hope you have a lovely day tomorrow.
Thank you for following me on Networkblog DebraKay Neiman. I love sandlewood in soap, haven't trid it in a candle. Another new one, thanks :-)
That's so interesting. I had no idea about the history of candles. Happy Valentine's Day.
My favorite is lavender or lavender & lemon. Smells so good! Thank you for all the fun!
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Thanks Elaine, I hope you had a good day too.
Shadow, lavender and lemon sounds very refreshing, I'll have to look out for those. Thanks for coming by.
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