Emergency DIY Crisco Candle/Burns 24 Days/Survival Skills 

You have to try this! I am amazed at how well it works. After burning the candle 5 hours, the Crisco candle did not even hardly go down. If I was only using the taper candle, it would have burnt clear the the bottom.

I noticed Crisco has palm oil in it, which I shun. I bought some lard to bake cookies and compared it side by side to Crisco. The lard had one ingredient - lard. (correction it also has BHA hydrogenated lard, propyll gallate and ctric acid.) The Crisco is loaded with stuff they're not sure if it's in there or not. (May contain:. . .) The lard looks clear and smooth. The Crisco is cloudy and chunky. I feel like the body can digest lard better than Crisco. I am certain it is healthier than Crisco. And the cookies. . . They taste better. I know some doctors said don't use lard, but I think someone paid them to say it.

I made a bunch of these in various sizes from the size you have in the video up to a very large jar I have 4 candles in. I tested several 4 candle jars and besides light it gives off a bit of heat and kept the room temp stable.

I live in Kansas and we've had some extremely bitter temperatures along with freezing rain, snow, and wind over the last several days. I'm going to make a few of these, thanks for the great tutorial.

Brilliant ! So much easier than using vegetable OIL :-) . Make sure to keep the wick correctly trimmed so that it burns nicely and evenly with a small flame, and does not smoke.

While the Crisco is still warm could you put in cinnamon sticks and orange peel 7:21

I am going to use pure carbonized felt for my wicks. Supposed to be everburning :) . Thanks for the video. Great job! .

Thanks for sharing! We lost power for a week due to problems with our fuse oxygen. This would have saved me so much money!

Hey, thank you Sandy for letting us viewers know about the butter at Aldis. I picked some up the next day and, wow, what a bargain.

Great idea! I'm going to get the supplies to do this! Thank you, Sandy!

Thanks for this amazing idea Sandy. God Bless you from near Stonehenge, England.

Thank you so much for sharing! I'm glad I came upon your page today.

I have several boxes of long candles. Can I use those as well? What a great idea! I also love the idea of using clay pots as room warmers if power goes out! Just put it over a candle in a jar and place over candle with the hole of course on top. 😁

Yes, crisco found out how to sell and make us eat candles! Clever.

The vegetable shortening in Crisco was also developed as a lubricant for the Navy in underwater machinery such as submarines.

Great video! Thank you for this very important content. Ice/snow in the forecast for next week so this could help.

This is a great idea!! I made emergency candles for all my family for Christmas this year for there vehicles. I used soy wax and small paint cans, but this is awesome. Thank you for sharing.

This is awesome! I know what I'm doing tomorrow 🕯🕯Thanks Sandy!

Great video and detailed explanations. THANK YOU!

Love it. Much appreciated! 💗

Bless your heart great idea for power outages.

Thank you for taking the time to share. Be well.

Great idea! Thank you!😊

I know this video has been out awhile but just a safety tip… Make sure you have a carbon monoxide detector when using any candles, especially for long periods of time.

Sandy! Great video. Great idea .......................... 😎👍👍

Safety always ! 🎉🎉🎉🎉

you can still use it for cooking ( I wouldn't unless there was absolutely nothing else ) ! and you can make them with used veggie lard ( do they call it shorting ?)! burning candles and cooking fire is all you should use veggie oil for ,because it is made in a petroleum process , and veggie oil will destroy cell walls !

Thank you for sharing this information and your know-how with us.

This is an awesome tip! Thanks!!!

I bought candles in a jar at Walmart for five dollars a few for three dollars. The five dollar candles have an aroma that is pleasant and I have lit them and let them stay lighted for seven days straight never outlive them therefore you can get the same results from a jar candle at Walmart without the work and a pleasant aroma. No work involved.

Yes👍I have lots of this, can also make lots of baked goods. God Bless you for sharing this, might save some lives❤

Thanks! Your video is great and simplifies the process compared to others I’ve seen, with much less mess. I’m going to try this!

Good tip, Thank You 🙏

Yes, sorry for making my comment! You’re a nice lady and I think I’ll try that

Thank you Sandy!!!!

I really learn a lot from this video. Thank you.

I'm going to be making my crisco candles within the next few weeks. I liked the mote for the purpose it served. My first choice would to be able to use the heat source I have in my home, but if there's a power outage, I'd prefer to have an option if you don't have a fireplace or a wood burning stove, or protect your home, do nothing, and risk freezing to death. I'd choose a small but comfortable size room to heat. I might even put a small flower pot burner in the bath tub, where it's safe from burning anything down (like what could catch fire in the bath tub?).

Great video. I will be making some. These will be great gifts for birthdays and Christmas. I will put a ribbon around jar. If I do not have enough shortening I know where get some

Thanks for sharing this very useful information.

Thanks so much for this very informative video!

Cool. 👍

I'm going to try this. I have a can of Crisco hanging around and don't use it for pie crust anymore, as I have come to prefer lard.

Wow! Good tips! Do more great tips to save us money 💲💲💲💲 like this was very good!!

Nice! Thank u so much!

I also have read you can just put the candle inside the can of shorting and it would work too.

Awesome stuff!

I wouldn't eat crisco but am definitely going to do this.

Wow so good information thank you so much ❤🙏

Thank you

Great video, I am going to try this

Great. Power is out so melt shortening in the microwave (no power). Wonderful advice. Then put in fridge (no power) to draw off the heat with no way to cool it down.

This was a great video I always see candles on sale at the doller store now I can use them and who wants to waste money

Awesome video Sandy!

Genius! Subscribed

I never understood why everyone doing the Crisco Candles scoop it out of the tub and put it straight into the jar. Get a three quart pot, rake all of the shortening into the pot, put it on low heat to slowly melt. While that is happening, get your two jars ready with the candles inside, cut to the right height and a large paperclip straightened out, then bent into a hook that goes around the top of the candle in the jar and the other end bent over the edge of the jar to hold its position in the center. Pour the melted shortening into the jars, place in the refrigerator till they set up. A squirt of Dawn Dish Soap in the pot, a good wash and rinse, pots clean, easy peezy.

Will make one. Thanks

Great Thank you

for green house heaters, that is about 8 days of heat using a modification to increase the amount of surface area heated. as for fires, NFPA states that 20 houses burn each day due to candles, or about 8700 per year. this may or may not result in total loss, just the reporting using the fire cause system.

Hi,i just subscribe, i like to learn,amazing, we need to be prepared! thanks!

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Pretty neat.

Do crisco candles have flash fires? Or is that if you have more than 1 wick thereby making it hotter?

Is that a Berkey water cooler?

How clean-burning is Crisco?

A like and a comment for not editing out the fumble.

Great candles to store for power outage. Would submerging a couple wicks work sans candle.

put 2 TERRACOTTA pots on top with space underneath and get free heat in the winter.

Thank you.

And why aren't these in shops? Because it doesnt rinse enough money out of people it lasts to long. Money holds the world to ransom. Thankyou for trying to help people, bless ya.

thank you

I love it ....thank you ❤❤❤ Cant wait to do it ...oh n can you add lemon n or orange slices into the jars or cinnamon sticks ?!....or scented wax cubes for aroma?!

Lol when you dropped the can🤣.

This is a great idea, but I have a couple tweaks, mostly because I've got some stuff laying around to use. First bacon grease, I love bacon and I hate wasting stuff, so there are several or maybe a dozen half liter (16.9oz) bottles around full of clean bacon grease. Yes, I know it is not nearly as firm as vegetable shortening, which brings me to ... Second I like those little baby bell cheese snacks, the ones wrapped in red wax. Again, I don't like throwing things away so there is a *large* and growing chunk of the stuff on a shelf. I've been thinking about making a candle or something out of it. Your video today inspired me. I melted a bit over a cup of that wax and poured it into a preheated canning jar like you've got, then I poured in about 3/4 a liter or 1 and a half of those bottles of reheated bacon grease and mixed it well. It is still a bright red BTW so it looks nice. This is about an 7 to 1 ratio, give or take. Its been cooling for a bit more than an hour and its a bit warmer than body temperature and about like a thick gravy, I stuck a taper candle in it and it stands up just fine. I'll reply to my own comment later with details about how well it burns.

Going to test using this to generate heat and electricity outside using thermal electric generators (peltier modules)

07:19 Thanks for leaving that in 😄

Nice tip! I would just take three candles and stuff them in the Crisco container...and yep, I'm a guy lol

I had almost all the information I needed to make these, and the supplies but not all of it. Thank you. I just realized I could have made a dangerous mistake . I have the wrong candles, for one thing.

I just buy wicks from hobby lobby or a candle making supply shop and push it into the can of shorting.

So original...you just make it super special! Did you burn it for 24 days?

Ayo! Is this for real? I somehow landed on this video but I'm a little skeptical 🧐🤨🧐 10/10 if real 🤯🤯🤯

Thankyou

How do you keep the Crisco from getting rancid

For emergencies I bought an oil lamp that burns paraffin oil that is formulated to eliminate smoke and shut. The reason I bought the oil lamp was that it was safer had a broader base and in an emergency air provided over 40 Watts of power. I bought several of them one for the kitchen and one for the bathroom and one for the living room. They are great for when power goes out and they are also very good for the core. A quart of oil was about $2.50. How much safer artificial light.

Do you think it would be safe to use essential oils, & food coloring on these candles? I would LOVE to have pink, purple, & white prayer candles going for 7 to 9 days straight with a little sweet smell

What is the reason for melting and re-solidifying ? Does it become more stable /hardened like the candle itself helping it to burn slow? Our power is shut off and I just seen this trick, I can't believe I never seen this before or anyone talking about it. Living in Florida I've been thru many hurricanes, and lots of power outs lol I'm def going to make several to prepare for upcoming storms but also my current situation. Do you need to melt it in order for it to work the same? I can't use a microwave or a fridge 😔

Any update on the longevity of this candle?

Could I use plain shortening instead of the All-Vegetable version?

oh this looks easier I watched another video where the guy just used candle wicks he bought at a crafts store. but I guess his way will produce less soot

Theseasonorg explains the whole bible God bless

How would you store these if you were making up a few for the future? Just in case...

I’m assuming that if you want to food coloring and essential oil could be mixed in while melted

I have three of these candles in a camp heater. The well ventilated area where they sit will reach 90 degrees with three candles burning. In a couple of hours the Crisco turns to liquid, the wick falls over and extinguishes. In three hours ya wake up cold, any suggestions ? When they are working they are very good but it doesn't last long. I would test those candles for hours because I think the flame will burn a hole in the Crisco and the heat will melt the sides causing the wick to go under and go out. I downsized my jar to eliminate this problem but it didn't solve my wick problem. Alcohol candles doesn't work in this situation either.

Wouldnt tho the fumes be toxi or no? Thinking bout this also as a mini heater with venting the window

5:27 moat--thanks! Great Value brand also has Shortening that's made of beef talow (vs. soy). Will it work the same??

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Damn your microwave is clean

In an emergency situation this would not matter but what does concern me about this is since it is the oil that is burning there is a possibility that burning this for a long time would leave a greasy residue on everything in the room.

your wick must need trimming frequently?

Hey, mama, bear great video, thank you.

Just get kerosene lamps or bigger candles. I'm not wasting good lard for cooking. Get the supplies early.