Solstice Weekend Safety Tip

[dr_pretentious]

You may be planning to set fire to a plum pudding this weekend.

No problem, you're thinking. Brandy burns at such a low temperature, you can play snapdragon with your combustible dessert.

And snapdragon is a lot of fun.

But the plum pudding you're imagining is decorated with holly leaves. Maybe freshly cut holly leaves, maybe dried, maybe--and this would be interesting--plastic.

Igniting your combustible dessert won't burn your fingers, but it will get your holly leaves going in a very serious way, as we discovered a couple of years ago. Your flaming holly leaves could, theoretically, get other things going, too.

So.

Take the holly off and put it well aside before you light the brandy.

Live a long time.

And Happy Yule.

Comments

[jeneralist.livejournal.com]

The Association for Incendiary Desserts would like to thank Dr. Pretentious for her timely reminder! (Remember that in the truly well-prepared home, any dessert fire could be doused with the liquid nitrogen used to make ice cream....)

[siobhra.livejournal.com]

Gasoline works better than brandy. (giggle)

[dr-pretentious.livejournal.com]

If your only goal is to demolish the plum pudding, yes, I see your point. A game of snapdragon played with gasoline...well, I guess a person with mortal enemies might trick her enemies into playing it, but otherwise, gasoline is, ah, not your best option.

It's edible

[tracyandrook.livejournal.com]

Is siobhra making a statement about she don't like no figgy pudding? Since when does gasoline ignite more easily than ethanol vapors?