Happy National Craft Month, National Flour Month, and particularly National Children’s Craft Day. Plus, a happy early World Flour Day to you. In honor of all of these, here’s Mom’s secret recipe for…
(HOMEMADE) CLAY
By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in her first self-published cookbook, The Better Cooker’s Cookbook (Happy Newspaper Features, Algonac, MI; 1973, p. 45).
Pounding, molding, and mashing clay is another way that children learn. Make clay from this recipe [below]:
INGREDIENTS/ITEM NEEDS:
3 cups salt
6 cups flour
3 TB powdered alum (available at drugstores)
6 cups boiling water
1 TB salad oil
INSTRUCTIONS:
[Combine dry ingredients.] Add boiling water to dry ingredients and stir until mixed. Add salad oil and knead. For color, add food coloring. Store in covered container.
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LAST THOUGHTS…
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