Play Dough recipe for

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These are playdough recipes I got off the site here, I save all recipes

in a folder. Haven't made it yet so.......... Also " Slurch " and " Gloop "

recipe is here!!!!!!Thanks to the prior people who posted these!!!

in New York

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I've never actually tried making it gluten-free, but if you want to

give

it a try, here's the recipe:

Play Dough

1c. flour (or maybe a blend of gf flours)

1c. water

2tsp. cream of tartar

1/4c. salt

1T oil

food coloring (optional)

Mix all ingredients in a medium-sized pot. Cook on medium, stirring

constantly with a metal spoon. After about 5min. the dough will become

harder to stir and will gather on the spoon. Dump onto waxed paper and

allow to cool somewhat. Knead about 10 times until smooth. Store cooled

play dough in a tighly sealed container. (I always store home-made play

dough in the fridge, but I don't know if it's necessary).

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I also have a recipe for " Slurch " . It doesn't hold a shape like play

dough, but kids love it.

1 C. cornstarch or arrowroot powder

1/2 C. water

food coloring (optional)

Combine ingredients in a plastic tub (this is probably best used in

the

bathtub or outside).

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And then there's " Gloop " which is fun to pull.

4 oz. glue (there is gf glue, right?)

1 1/2 cups water

1 tsp. borax powder (found in with laundry soaps -- it's a perfectly

natural

substance)

food coloring (optional)

Pour the glue into an empty jar. Add 1/2 C. water and 10 drops of

food

coloring (if desired) and stir. Combine the borax and 1 C. of water in a

plastic bowl. Slowly pour the glue mixture into the borax mixture and

stir.

The borax causes the mixture to congeal. Scoop the gloop out of the

water

and knead it in your hands until it becomes dry enough to play with.

Store

in a sealed container. It will dry out after a lot of handling.

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GF Playdough

1/2 c rice flour

1/2 c corn starch

1/2 c salt

2 tsp. cream of tartar

1 cup water

1 tsp. cooking oil

colorings can be added

Cook and stir on low heat for 3 minutes or until it forms a ball.

Taken from " Gluten Free News " Spring 1996 issue

In rereading my notes I see that the recipe I used was the same, except

it called for corn flour rather than corn starch. I stirred it over low

heat until it couldn't be stirred any longer, then kneaded in more white

rice flour by hand. It was still sticky so I sat it in a ziploc freezer

bag for 2 days at room temperature and then it seemed to be OK. Mine

lasted 5 years, kept in a freezer ziploc bag in the frig when not in use.

I do not know safe forms of coloring for our kids but one might check a

guide for natural dyes to see what they suggest which might be safe for

our kids.

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Here's one that's labeled as overnight drying clay:

1 c cornstarch, 2 c baking soda (1lb) 1 1/4 c cold water

Mix and cook in microwave (or over stove at medium heat) until mixture

thickens to the consistency of mashed potatoes. Remove, turn out onto a

plate, and cover with a damp cloth till cool. Knead as you would bread (if

we kneaded our bread). If you choose to color, add that to the water

before mixing it with the cornstarch and baking soda.

Lolita