WI>Ok, I gotta know, Christopher,  do librarians compost at the same rate or 

WI>higher rate than users of  "Word" (or whatever it was that you said   :)
It is clammed that Shelf-ish compost at about the same rate as Macro-pods
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FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 208 HOME & GARDEN Ref: F1KD3280 Date: 01/16/98
From: TIMOTHY DUEHRING                                      Time: 09:54am
\/To: CHRISTOPHER GREAVES                                 (Read 2 times)
Subj: R: Compost

Christopher,

CG>TD>    Peanut shells aren't very fast either.
CG>(Ponders) Why would this be? Peanuts are legumes, aren't they?
CG>Are they the nitrogenous-fixing kind? I've always thought of
CG>peanut shells as being bits of carbonaceous fibre. Nothing to it,
CG>really. Maybe they are an extremely high-form of cellulose?

    I don't know.  All that I can say is that after 3 years in one 
of my compost piles everything was broken down except for the peanut 
shells and some bigger root chuncks.
    
    
Timothy Duehring
tduehrin@execpc.com
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FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 208 HOME & GARDEN Ref: F1K00008 Date: 01/15/98
From: CHRISTOPHER GREAVES                                   Time: 04:50pm
\/To: BARBARA HAZEN                                       (Read 2 times)
Subj: tree candles

BH>I would really like any recipes.  I have tried making scented candles in
BH>looking for something to do with them.  Remember when thinking, I can't
BH>see what or where I'm going with the hot wax.
Take care with these. As long as you feel comfortable dealing 
with melted wax, this method ha sthe added safety feature of 
employing vast amounts of cold water. Worst that can happen is 
that you get gobs and gobs of solidified wax. let it cool and 
harden before pulling the plug:
OK.  "Christmas" Tree Candles. Part 1.
This will make trees like Fir Trees, with triangular vanes in a
vertical plane.
You'll need:
1) A small supply of brown candle wax, typically the smudgy mess
   that you get when you melt down all the leftovers from a
   zillion candles.
2) A larger supply of green candle wax. I accumulate batches of
   different shades throughout the year and clarify them (q.v.)
   so that I always have a stock of disks on hand.
3) A ten-inch plain white parrafin candle. Two, if you want to
   make two trees.
Procedure:
4) Fill the kitchen sink almost to the brim with cold water.
5) Melt the brown wax, coat the candle with brown wax. This makes
   the tree trunk.
6) Seal both wick ends of the candle with wax. This is important.
   We're about to bring the candle to the water, and a drop of
   water can migrate into the heart of the wick and cause
   sputtering part way through a hot date later on (g!).
7) Melt one batch of green wax. (When we've run out of this
   shade, or got bored, we'll switch to another shade).
8) With one hand hold the candle horizontally and lower it gently
   to the surface of the water. It will float. The lower half is
   wet, the upper half is dry.
9) Gently pour a little green wax over the candle, less at the
   "top" end, more at the base. The wax will spread out on the
   surface of the water, making a triangular plane away from the
   trunk on both sides.
10) Allow the thin sheet of wax to cool solid, then lift the
   candle from the water. You have two triangular fins,
   narrow at the top of the candle (where you will light it),
   broad at the base.
11) When the trunk is dry, repeat the float-and-pour process,
    with the candle shaft rotated through 15 degrees. This will
    generate ONE triangular fin adjacent to one of the previous
    fins.
12) Continue the dry-float-rotate-pour sequence until you have a
    series of triangular fins radiating from the trunk.
13) Dry it, you'll light it!
OK.  "Christmas" Tree Candles. Part 2.
This will make trees like I-don't-know-what, with circular vanes
in a horizontal plane.
You'll need:
1) A small supply of brown candle wax, typically the smudgy mess
   that you get when you melt down all the leftovers from a
   zillion candles.
2) A larger supply of green candle wax. I accumulate batches of
   different shades throughout the year and clarify them (q.v.)
   so that I always have a stock of disks on hand.
3) A ten-inch plain white parrafin candle. Two, if you want to
   make two trees.
Procedure:
4)  Run about half an inch of cold water in the kitchen sink.
5)  Melt the brown wax, coat the candle with brown wax. This makes
    the tree trunk.
6)  Seal both wick ends of the candle with wax. This is
    important. We're about to bring the candle to the water, and
    a drop of water can migrate into the heart of the wick and
    cause sputtering part way through a hot date later on (g!).
7)  Melt one batch of green wax. (When we've run out of this
    shade, or got bored, we'll switch to another shade).
8)  With one hand hold the candle verically and lower it gently to
    the bottom of the sink, holding the candle by the top end. It
    will rest on the sink floor. The lower half-inch is in water.
9)  Gently pour a little green wax down the candle. The wax will
    run down the trunk and spread out on the surface of the
    water, making a circular plane away from the trunk in all
    directions.
10) Allow the thin sheet of wax to cool solid, then start the
    cold-water tap running splashlessly (!) down the inside wall
    of the sink. The water begins to rise in a relentless manner.
11) Repeat the pour process with a slightly smaller amount of
    wax when the water has risen about a centimetre. This will
    generate a slightly smaller circular plane a centimetre above
    the previous  plane.
12) Continue the pour-and-wait sequence until you have a series
    of circular planes radiating from the trunk.
13) Dry it, you'll light it!
Note: These Planar candles make a beautiful sight when they are
    burning down. The green planes make a holey shield for the
    parrafin candlle burning inside. The candle flame shines
    through the thin sheets of green wax in their various shades.
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