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  Beeswax hearts

  Posted on June 22, 2010 by wendy in curios

  Early American wax ornaments (without the wick for candle burning) were created by pouring melted beeswax into ornately carved cookie boards (very much like the ones used today for shortbread cookies.) Oftentimes the wax castings would then be painted to resemble cookies and hung for display. This tradition was brought to America by early German [...]

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