tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4099792850102789070.post5260148339751247547..comments2023-08-16T05:37:31.857-07:00Comments on The Merry Wife of Windemere: The Longest NightMerry Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06856408467466440033noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4099792850102789070.post-12458827975904962752012-12-21T06:58:51.962-08:002012-12-21T06:58:51.962-08:00As I understand it, the bayberry grows around the ...As I understand it, the bayberry grows around the world, but is especially well suited to the sandy soil of coastal New England. During colonial times, some enterprising woman realized that if she boiled the berries, she could make candles from the wax that rose to the surface of the vat. These candles smelled much better than the ones made from animal fat, so it became common to give bayberry candles to friends at Christmas.Merry Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06856408467466440033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4099792850102789070.post-84386347095064921122012-12-21T01:26:08.987-08:002012-12-21T01:26:08.987-08:00I've never heard the bayberry saying, I didn&#...I've never heard the bayberry saying, I didn't even know what bayberry was, Deja Pseu mentioned it yesterday, I wonder if it's just a US thing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com