Charcoal briquettes (for incense use)

Yield: 1 batch

Measure Ingredient
6 cups Charcoal preferably willow
¼ cup Tragacanth
½ cup Sandalwood powder
5 cups ;Water
⅛ cup Potassium nitrate

Grind charcoal and mix well with tragacanth and sandalwood powder.

In a separate container, combine water and potassium nitrate and mix thoroughly with dry ingredients. Pat into mini-muffin molds or candy molds, or place in a rectangular pan and score into bricks. Leave in a dry, airy place for two days. To use, place a briquette in a fireproof bowl or burner, light one corner, and sprinkle loose incense over the slow-burning coal.

From Sandy Maine's "Herbal Incense" article in "The Herb Companion." Dec. 1992/Jan. 1993, Vol. 5, No. 2. Pg. 40. Posted by Cathy Harned.

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