- 1). Place 1/4 lb. of paraffin wax in the smaller metal can. Place the smaller can inside the larger can.
- 2). Fill the larger can with warm water, within 1/2 inch of the outside rim of the smaller can. Fill the smaller can with warm water, within 1/2 inch of its inside rim.
- 3). Place the cans on top of a stove burner on a medium-heat setting. Heat until the paraffin has melted. The paraffin will float on top of the water when melted.
- 4). Remove the can from the heat with pot holders, and place it on a folded newspaper, several layers thick.
- 5). Hold the leaf by the stem and dip it into the liquid paraffin. Pull it out, and place on a piece of wax paper until the wax hardens to the touch. Repeat for each leaf.
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