Play Dough(Not To Eat!) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. water
1/2 c. salt
food coloring
1 Tbsp. vegetable oil
2 Tbsp. powdered alum
2 c. flour

Preparation

Bring water and salt to a boil.
Add food coloring.
Remove from heat and add the vegetable oil, powdered alum and flour. Knead until smooth.
(Play dough is very hot at this point; be sure to test before having children help knead.)
Store in sealed container.
Keeps very well.