Here are the berries after being boiled. There are alot of litte twigs in there so they will have to picked out prior to grinding.
This is how much wax you get from 3/4 cup of berries. It would probably take ten pounds of berries to make one candle.
In addition to the above mentioned uses, wax myrtle leaves can be added to soups abd stews for seasoning. In the spring, the bark of wax myrtle will slip allowing you to make a whistle this way...
There is still alot of berries to be picked. Maybe if we get enough wax I will try making a candle. Stay tuned.
God Bless Yall!
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I seem to recall reading somewhere that the wax used to be used as a lubricant in guns during the Napoleonic Wars.
interesting. i will have to do some research on that.
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