You do need to line your containers with wax paper or parchment paper. I
line the container with paper, put my wet sugar in and press it in good. I
make all thicknesses. The link is to a block which is 3 1/2 pounds, made it
in a 9 X 12 X 1 1/2 aluminum pan.
https://plus.google.com/photos/113800188780791381044/albums/5714303982631670545?banner=pwa


 I always leave the paper on the blocks when I put them in hives. Drying
time is short since I put them in the furnace room where it is warm and put
shims between them for air space. The thin ones, like in the photo, usually
dry in 24 hours but that is in a very dry warm room. I have put a fan on
them when I needed them fast. The syrup is the way to go they are much
harder than with cold water. I was mixing twenty pounds of sugar at a time
and wishing I had a cement mixer.

I do not put any protein patties on until this time of year since most
winters my bees do not get to fly. This winter most days have been 40 F or
above and spring is early the daffodils have buds.

Karen

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