Full Options for the Beeswax Wraps

Wax wipes are a great way to keep food fresh without using plastic wrap. Most importantly, they are reusable! You can wrap greens in such napkins, cover a plate of half-eaten soup, or wrap a cucumber and take with you for a snack. Thanks to the wax, the napkins retain their shape and adhere well to dishes and food. Tests show that food is preserved even better in a napkin than in plastic, because the wax has antibacterial properties.

A search on the Internet was crowned with success: you found a detailed master class of American farmers, which answered questions and told how to make packaging yourself. So, for work you will need:

• Wax (grated or granules);
• Fabric 100% cotton (old bed linen is suitable), the optimal size of the pieces is 12x12 and 24x24 centimeters.
• Parchment paper (the same piece will last many times to make a wax wrap);
• Scissors;
• Paint brush (only for wax in the future);
• Cheese grater (only for wax in the future);
• Clothesline and clothespins;
• Oven.

Manufacturing, according to the original master class, is super simple. And it looks like this. Spread the fabric of the desired size on parchment paper, sprinkle with grated wax on top, send to a preheated oven and reheat at 85 ° C (in the original workshop it was 185 F). It takes no more than five minutes in time: the wax melts and spreads. It is important not to let it burn! Then smooth out the warm wax with a paint brush, remove, and dry (you can wash it with soap). Use it, you're done!

• Getting the wax was a little more difficult than expected. Found a foundation this is unrefined wax or empty honeycomb. They were brought in large thin plates, yellow and smelling delicious with honey. The foundation is quite suitable for contact with food. Ok, work according to the instructions with what you have.

Fabric prepared: Chose prettier, little white with stars.

Spread the fabric on paper and the paper on a baking sheet. To grate a flat sheet of foundation, you had to twist it into a tube and crush it. Grated, distributed with difficulty, as the pieces stick together and strive to become lumps and sent it to the oven. The grated foundation melted almost instantly. You did not have time to evenly distribute the mass with a brush, as in the instructions.

Then turn off the oven and take it out. Your beautiful star cloth turned yellow (looking like a dirty rag). Then gently separate the tissue and paper. A barely noticeable trace remains on the paper. Foundation quickly hardens; clothespins and rope are not useful. Tried to re-rub the foundation and "patch" the holes, but the perfect coating did not work. Therefore, continue the experiment with what you have.The fabric is hard to the touch, if crumpled, keeps its shape, straightened the folds are almost invisible. Go for the beeswax wraps there.

Conclusion

Now use. As a test subject, cheese was chosen as a product that quickly changes its appearance when storage conditions change. She wrapped one piece in cloth, the other in cling film. Four days later, the appearance of the cheese showed that the fabric wrapper was breathable the cheese was dry.