Charcoal briquettes (for incense use)
1 batch
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | cups | Charcoal preferably willow |
| ¼ | cup | Tragacanth |
| ½ | cup | Sandalwood powder |
| 5 | cups | ;Water |
| ⅛ | cup | Potassium nitrate |
Directions
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.