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Yuletide Logs

Ingredients
  • 1 box ice cream salt
  • 2 lb. copper sulfate
  • 1 gal. water
  • Old newspapers

Directions

Use large metal bucket and stir the mixture thoroughly with a stick. Roll newspapers into logs (not too thick) and tie each end of roll with cord. Stand them endwise in solution and let stand for 3-4 days, rotating rolls to make sure they are well soaked throughout. Put them on a rack to dry, rotating to make sure they are thoroughly dry.

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On Christmas, put them on fire and watch them as they put out the most beautiful, lasting glow.

By Terri

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October 14, 20050 found this helpful

Sounds interesting but where do you get the copper sulfate?

 
By Lynda (Guest Post)
December 7, 20060 found this helpful

I LOVE pretty fires, but wouldn't the Copper in the Copper Sulfate be poisonous? Or even the Sulfate?
I don't remember my Chemistry that well after over
50 years removed from it, but Copper is a heavy metal and I'd be interested in knowing. Also, if safe, could this chemical be added to Dried Pine Cones as well? I am also thinking about using an old Parafin

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Foot Bath for dipping the Cones into hot parafin, then adding beads to the cone spaces while the wax is still warm/unset, for decorations on a tree or centerpieces. I saw this in a Christmas Magazine but forgot the particulars, going only by memory. Has
anyone done this? God bless all for Christmas. : )

 

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