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Cooking & Baking

MagickMuffin

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9. Don't throw it away, you can use it as an emergency candle when power goes out

Reply to Botany (Original post)

Sun Feb 15, 2026, 10:26 PM

19 hrs ago

I've seen several videos where people use it as an extra boost for lighting when the power goes out. Just stick some candles inside the shortening and light them. It keeps the room lit for quite a while.

I've seen shortening go bad/rancid it usually has an off white color.

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Don't throw it away, you can use it as an emergency candle when power goes out MagickMuffin 19 hrs ago #9