Ok, I gave the crisco a try. I made 2 batches of tarts in 2 types of pillar/votive/tart wax using the crisco. I made one in cake bake and the other mango,peach kiwi. So now I have 4 bathes of tarts, 2 made normally and 2 made with crisco. The cake bake smells pretty much the same. There is just a hint more of cold throw with the crisco added to the wax. Test 2, a diiferent type of wax, normal batch cold through smells good, crisco batch cold throw is stronger. I am not sure if the cold throw is stronger now b/c they were just made yesterday and the other batches the night before those. I did not burn any yet, this is just cold throw results. I will keep you all posted when I do the melt down test. Now I must say this, I will not be adding a teaspoon of crisco to my tart batches.(or vasaline either) Not impressed but glad I did it!! Diane