As more of us bring together thehomesteading world , we ’re make investment in in effect calibre and longer go items for our homes . I cognise I ’d rather stir asoupmade with my homegrown veggies with a non - toxic , sustainable wooden spoonful than a plastic , throw - away item .
This also means that many of us are learning how to take fear ofnatural productsfor the first time . And wood naturally dries out over sentence , so we must do something to keep it from snap .
participate spoonful butter , the mere mixture of oil and beeswax to help condition and varnish our wooden kitchen tools and cut board . While this recipe has just two ingredient , both those ingredients require to be top quality !
Ingredient 1: Wax
I love using local beeswax for this and usually have some extra around for makingherbal salvesand body butters .
Beeswax is an inert substance on its own , so it does n’t have any specific benefits when consumed forthwith . Beeswax is farm by specialized secretor on Apis mellifera . They mix it with their spittle and other enzyme . This mental process creates an antibacterial , adhesive center that not only holds together bee urtication but is the perfect thickener for so many good and level-headed homemade product .
you could also use carnauba wax , which comes from the leaves of a eccentric of palm tree , if you desire to keep a vegan kitchen . Just ensure it is pure wax with no additive .
Ingredient2: Oil
There are a few different vegetable oil that do well as conditioners . The main thing is to keep them 100 percent pure and constituent . You ’ll also want to stick around away from mineral oils as they tend to be swear out in a way that can phlebotomise toxins over time .
I have used both coconut and sunflower oil for this formula . I prefer coconut rock oil for the feeling and style it leaves the spoonful and cutting board . I have also seen flaxseed fossil oil recommended for this projection . Always look for crude options if possible .
Recipe
Use one part beeswax to three parts Cocos nucifera oil ( or 2.5 parts sunflower crude ) .
heat up the beeswax in a double boiler until just melted . I make my threefold boiler from a Pyrex measuring cup hung over the sharpness of a potentiometer , just verify at least half the measuring cup is under water to ignite well . Keeping the melt mental process humbled and slow help oneself keep the intrinsical benefits of the raw beeswax .
Once warm and melted , mix together . This recipe will cool to a paste - like consistency . waitress until fully cool to the place lid on .
you’re able to slather on a thick layer and let it set overnight , wipe off any excess in the morn . I keep my jar of spoon butter handy and use it on utensils as needed . But I also endeavor to condition all my wood piece at least once every winter .
salt away the jar of spoonful butter in a cool , dark property ( I keep mine in my pantry ) and it will last 12 or more months .
Enjoy ! I love being able to use this natural ware to keep my homestead kitchen run smoothly .
— Michelle Bruhn , Forks in the Dirt
