Candles - A Revolution Worth Pursuing?

There's nothing worse than finding yourself in darkness and not remembering where you've left the candles and the matches. We've got out of the habit of using candles except for dinner parties, so we've lost touch with our inner Chandler. The founder of candlemaker suppliers of the Shuppers Bush Road in London, David Constable, remembers the 1970s when blackouts meant everyone using candles. For a DIY candle, she says, lay a sheet of beeswax on a board, put a length of cotton wick down the edge, and roll the wax tightly over it.