11/12/2024
You know the feeling when you just can't wait to take the bread out of the oven? I've been feeling like this for some days now. Since this time last week the excitement has been almost unbearable.
After drying for seven days our first (small) batch of jumbo-sized ceremonial incense cones are finally put to the test. But, as expected, we've gotten the ratio wrong.
The imbalance between the various scented spices and natural binding agents makes the cones burn unevenly. Some have to be lit several times and still won't burn all the way down.
And we're still far from nailing the scent. A week ago the dough smelled absolutely amazing. But, surprisingly enough, now its smoke just smells like burned pastries.
But we expected this. Masterpieces don't come easy. But if we hang in there, one week at a time, eventually we'll get it just right. So we happily embrace this fist fun failure on the adventurous road to perfection. We roll up our sleeves and move on to the next batch...
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