FUEL FACTS AND FIGURES

CANDLES: 3/4" diameter x 4" burns about 2 hrs. 20 min. 7/8" diameter x 4" burns about 5 hrs. 2" diameter x 9" burns about 7 hrs. per inch Store candles in a cool area. Store at least 3 candles per day. CANNED HEAT: Stores easily and can be used indoors. A 7-ounce can burns about 1-1/2 hours. It will evaporate over long periods of time, especially if stored in a warm environment. FLASHLIGH T: 2-battery w ith new batteries w ill run continuously for 6 hours. Store in a cool area. Many brands of batteries now have expiration dates on the package. OIL: Emergency cand les can be mad e from cooking oil. Take a piece of string, lay one end in cooking oil in a d ish and allow the other end to hang over the ed ge. Light the d ry end . Use 7 to 8 strings for m ore light. These are very smoky and should be used only w hen nothing else is available. NEWSPAPER LOGS: Four logs burn approximately 1 hour and prod uce heat com parable to the same amount of wood on a pound-for-pound basis. CHARCOAL: Use for outd oor cooking only. Store in moisture resistant containers to keep d ry. When used in a foil oven, use 1 briquette for every 40 degrees of temperature desired. For Dutch oven cooking, use the oven size in inches plus 3 briquettes on top and the oven size in inches minus 3 briquettes on the bottom for 350 - 375O F heat. KEROSENE: With a 1" w ick, a kerosene lantern w ill burn for 45 hours on 1 quart. Burning 5 hours each d ay, the follow ing amounts of kerosene w ould be used : Per d ay, 1/ 9 qt.; per month, 3-1/ 3 qts.; per year, 10 gallons. Kerosene is one of the least expensive liquid fuels. It stores for long period s and can be used ind oors w ith good ventilation. To avoid the kerosene smell, start and extinguish lanterns outside. WHITE GAS: To burn a 2 mantel lantern 5 hours a d ay, the follow ing amounts of w hite gas w ould be used : Per d ay 5/ 12 qt.; per month, 3-1/ 8 gallons; per year, 38 gallons. For a two-burner stove burning 4 hours per d ay, the follow ing amounts w ould be used : Per d ay, 1 qt.; per m onth, 7-1/ 2 gallons; per year, 91 gallons. White gas is the most costly and should be used outdoors. PROPANE: Propane is very portable. It may be used ind oors w ith good ventilation IF the equipment is made for indoor use. However, propane grills and camp stoves should only be used outd oors. Propane should be stored outd oors. Butane, another LPG gas, can be used indoors with good ventilation and is safe to store. CAUTION *****DO NOT STORE LIQUID FUELS IN THE H OME OR WITHIN THE REACH OF CHILDREN.

2007 Cheryl Driggs Simply Prepared