Ky. fried chicken candles: Get 'em while they're hot!

Jayne Clark | USA TODAY

Update: Good news for those who missed out on scoring a fried chicken-scented candle when they went on sale last Friday. (The first batch — just 25 of each of three Kentucky-themed scents — sold out in less than a minute.)

Now Whit Hiler reports his company, Kentucky for Kentucky, will be taking pre-orders Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. This time, there'll be 100 candles available in each of the three scents.

Original post: What's the next best thing to the aroma of fried chicken wafting from a hot iron skillet?

Why, that'd be the smell of fried chicken wafting from a scented candle.

"Your home can now smell like fried chicken all the time, without having to actually fry chicken," says Whit Hiler, co-founder of Kentucky for Kentucky, a business that promotes small-batch products from the Bluegrass State. "Thank you sweet baby Jesus. Thank you Kentucky for being the first state to fry chicken."

KFC/Col. Sanders legacy notwithstanding, we don't know if Kentucky was the first to fry up some chicken, but it's probably the first to put the scent in a candle. They're made by Kathy Werking, who fried chicken in soy wax and added some "family secrets" to the mix to attain the realistic signature scent. Fried chicken is one of three homegrown aromas — the others are Kentucky Derby, an aromatic toast to the mint julep; and Ale 8, a locally made ginger-citrus flavored soft drink.

Kentucky for Kentucky collaborates with artists on ideas for limited-edition products. Creative director Joshua Kingsland says he met with Werking to discuss scents and said, "I'd love a fried chicken candle. She said, 'That's insane and I'm gonna make one.'"

But hurry! Supplies are limited — just 25 each of the three varieties go on sale at 10:30 a.m. ET Friday. Cost is $22.

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