[Super Newb]

I am reading the post on orgsyn:http://www.orgsyn.org/orgsyn/prep.asp?prep=cv2p0167

1. Sufficient alcohol is used to dissolve the benzaldehyde rapidly and to retain the benzalacetone in solution until it has had time to react with the second molecule of aldehyde. Lower concentrations of base slow up the formation of the dibenzalacetone and thus favor side reactions which yield a sticky product. Higher concentrations of base give added difficulty in washing. These concentrations were suggested by, and are approximately the same as, those used in the preparation of benzalacetophenone described in Org. Syn. Coll. Vol. I, 1941, 78.

Can someone explain to me what the above statement means?

[Dan]

There are really 4 statements there. Split it up into the 4 sentences, take each one in turn and explain exactly where the confusion is.