CONTENTS

  1. INTRODUCTION
  2. CHAPTER 1 ALCHEMY IN THE BEEHIVE
    1. HONEY
      1. How Honey Is Made
      2. Harvesting and Processing
    2. BEESWAX
      1. What is Beeswax?
      2. How is Beeswax Made?
      3. Harvesting and Processing
    3. PROPOLIS
      1. Harvesting and Processing
      2. How to Use Propolis
    4. POLLEN
  3. CHAPTER 2 ALCHEMY FOR THE BODY
    1. SOAP
      1. Soap-Making Equipment
      2. Soap Making Basics
      3. Bar Soap with Honey
      4. Bar Soap with Beeswax and Honey
      5. Liquid Soap with Honey
    2. BODY CARE
      1. Lip Balm
      2. Face Cleansing Grains
      3. Honey Glycerin Cleanser and Mask
      4. Solid Lotion Bars
      5. Whipped Shea Body Butter
      6. Hair Pomade
      7. Beard Balm
      8. Herbal Salve
      9. Propolis Salve
      10. Olive and Honey Lotion
      11. Beeswax Cream
    3. WELLNESS
      1. Propolis Toothpaste
      2. Honey Propolis Lozenges
  4. CHAPTER 3 ALCHEMY OF LIGHT
    1. CANDLE MAKING
      1. Wax
      2. Temperature
      3. Wicking
      4. Oxygen
      5. Molds
      6. Color
    2. HAND DIPPED CANDLES
      1. Hand Dipped Taper Candles
    3. BIRTHDAY CANDLES
      1. Hand Dipped Birthday Candles
    4. MOLDED CANDLES
      1. Taper Candles
      2. Tea Lights
      3. Votive Candles
    5. PILLAR CANDLES
      1. Traditional Method
      2. Quick Cool Method
  5. CHAPTER 4 ALCHEMY FOR THE HOME
    1. Furniture Polish
    2. Salad Bowl Conditioner
    3. Wood Conditioner Cream
    4. Waxed Cotton Food Wraps
    5. Woodcutter Incense
    6. Scented Beeswax Melts
    7. Sealing Wax
  6. CHAPTER 5 ALCHEMY IN THE STUDIO
    1. Beeswax Crayons
  7. ENCAUSTIC
    1. Tools for Encaustic
    2. Encaustic Surfaces
    3. Encaustic Medium
    4. Encaustic Medium Master Batch
    5. Encaustic Paint
    6. Encaustic Techniques
    7. Encaustic Artwork
  8. BATIK
    1. The Wax Blend
    2. The Dye
    3. Basic Batik Recipe
    4. Shibori-Inspired Batik Fabric
  9. CHAPTER 6 ALCHEMY IN THE KITCHEN
    1. COOKIES AND CANDIES
      1. Honey Cookies
      2. Energy Bites
      3. Honey Caramels
      4. Peppermint Patties
    2. DESSERTS
      1. Cannelé Bordelais
      2. Honey Citrus Tea Cakes
      3. Mango Shrikhand
      4. Chunky Buckwheat Granola
    3. ICE CREAM
      1. Honey Ice Cream
      2. Beeswax Ice Cream
    4. APPETIZERS
      1. Pistachio and Honey Chevre Log
      2. Rustic Dutch Oven Bread
      3. Honey Butter
      4. Basil Honey Ricotta Tartine
    5. ACCOMPANIMENTS
      1. Honey Mustard
      2. Honey Avocado Dressing
      3. Honey Vinaigrette with Pollen
      4. Honey Barbecue Sauce
      5. Smoked Honey
    6. FERMENTED FOODS
      1. Fermenting Basics
      2. Fermenting Equipment
      3. Fermented Ketchup
      4. Fermented Honey Garlic
      5. Fermented Honey Cranberries
      6. Fermented Probiotic Honey Berry Soda
      7. Tepache
    7. BEVERAGES
      1. Basic Honey Syrup (with Variations)
      2. Ginger Ale
      3. Mandarin Fiz
      4. Cucumber Lemongrass Cocktail
      5. Apricot Cardamom Cocktail
      6. Tequila Honey Cocktail
      7. Lithuanian Honey Spirits
      8. Elderberry tonic
      9. Turmeric Honey Super Booster
  10. APPENDIXES
    1. Appendix A: Sugar Honey Conversion
    2. Appendix B: Using Percentages in Recipes
    3. Appendix C: Lye Calculations
    4. Appendix D: Body Care Ingredient Guide
    5. Appendix E: Fatty Acid Glossary
    6. Appendix F: Body Care Supplier Index
  11. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  12. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
  13. INDEX

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