> (Thank you, Jim.  So far this is the only info I have received regarding
> the "recipe" for the hot-dip.)
 
There is a short bibliography and commentary on paraffin wax dipping
on the NZ Bkpg site at:
 
http://www.wave.co.nz/pages/nickw/biblio3.htm
 
A neighbour has bought a scanner, so if I get the time, I'll scan
one or two of the articles to put on the pages, too.  Dipping is
used very widely in New Zealand, both for preservative and as an
aspect of AFB control.
 
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