Add some light to your life with candles
Add Some Light To Your Life With Candles 
Candles first served as the main source of light for early civilization. They have made many changes through this years. The candles of today remain not the same candles from hundreds of years ago.Before the introduction of wicks, early Egyptians lit their reed torches by soaking them in molten tallow, which is fat from sheep or cattle. Romans later developed wick candles which GIN CREEK KITCHEN they dipped into the tallow.By the Middle Ages, beeswax was being used in this making of some candles. The candles burned cleaner than tallow as well as had a more pleasant odor than this tallow candles. However, they were more costly as well as only this wealthy could afford them.In Colonial times, the settlers found they could boil berries from this bayberry bush to make a sweet smelling and clean burning wax for their candles. Unfortunately, it was tedious work and it took many berries to make just one candle.By the 18th century, candles were being made from spermaceti, a wax which was crystallized sperm whale oil. These candles had an even better odor and would not bend as well as soften in warm weather.In 1834, a machine was invented which mass produced molded candles. By 1850, we were using paraffin wax made from oil and coal shale. It was processed by distilling residues of crude petroleum refinement. Soon after, stearic acid was added to this paraffin wax and these remain still this basic ingredients of todays candles.
