Dilute laundry starch in cupful of cold water.
Add remaining water.
Slowly stir to avoid lumps.
Stir in soap flakes and talcum (as a binder).
Add color with tempura paint.
Makes 5 pints.
Works as fingerpaint; over wax crayon; on glass.
Mix pulverized laundry starch with cold water.
Pour in boiling water and stir quickly.
Cook the mixture over low heat about 3 minutes until the surface becomes glossy.
Remove from heat and add soap flakes and glycerin as a preservative.
Place the mixture in small jars and color with a few drops of different vegetable dyes.
Combine laundry starch and boiling water.
Add glycerin and coloring.
Mix well.
ater; set aside.
Combine laundry starch with remaining cold water in
In cold water dissolve gelatin (let set).
In 1 cup water dissolve laundry starch.
Put starch into 2 cups hot water and cook until boiling (over medium heat).
Remove from heat and add gelatin mixture.
Add soap flakes or detergent.
Stir until dissolved. Cool.
Put into separate jars and add food coloring.
Use on glazed shelf paper.
Let dry. it can be ironed on with medium-heated iron and used to decorate items such as wastebaskets, etc.
Measure 1/2 cup glossy laundry starch granules and mix with 1/2 cup cold water.
Stir constantly.
Cool.
Add 1 tablespoon white glue per cup of starch.
Saturate the fabric and lay out to dry or hang up.
When dry, steam press and cut to desired width.
Boil laundry starch.
Pour into several jars.
Mix a little poster paint with the starch.
Soften gelatin in 1/4 cup cold water.
Set aside.
Combine laundry starch with 3/4 cup cold water in medium saucepan.
Add hot water and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon until mixture comes to a full boil and has become completely thickened.
Remove from heat and stir in softened gelatin.
Add soap and stir until completely dissolved.
Add color or paint to all or part of mixture.
Store in covered containers.
Makes about 3 cups.
Mix laundry starch with cup of cold water to make a smooth paste.
Add 5 cups hot water and place on medium heat.
Stir until mixture thickens. Remove from heat.
Stir in Ivory flakes.
Divide in portions for coloring.
Mix laundry starch, cornstarch and cold water to a smooth paste.
Add Ivory flakes and mix until smooth.
Add the warm water and cook slowly or in double boiler until thick.
Add glycerin (which makes it smoother) and beat with an egg beater.
Divide into jars and add food coloring as desired.
Combine 2 tablespoons soak flakes with 1/2 cup lukewarm water, in a large bowl.
Beat mixture with a rotary beater until suds are thick and dry.
Slowly add 1/3 cup instant laundry starch, beating constantly.
Put dry
starch in saucepan.
Gradually add cold water, stirring until smooth. Add the boiling water, stirring rapidly and continually.
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Dissolve soaps and detergent
Mix starch with enough cold water to make a paste.
Add boiling water and stir until clear.
Cool and add soap flakes and coloring.
Store in airtight container.
Combine starch and 3/4 cup cold water in pan.
Soak gelatin in the remaining 1/4 cup water.
Add hot water to starch mixture and cook over medium heat until mixture boils clear, stirring constantly.
Remove from heat; blend in softened gelatin.
Add soap and stir until soap is dissolved.
Cool.
Divide into screw-top baby jars and add desired coloring.
Mix starch and cold water.
Stir until very smooth.
Add boiling water and stir thoroughly.
Let mixture cool for 1/2 hour. Stir several times while it's cooling.
Pour into cups and add food coloring.
Can use sponge, cotton balls and Q-tips.
Make designs on construction paper with glue and sprinkle with sand.
Mix starch with cold water to form a creamy paste.
Add boiling water and cook until mixture becomes transparent or glossy looking.
Stir constantly.
Let mixture cool a bit, then add soap flakes, stirring until evenly distributed.
Let cool and pour into 8 jars with screw tops.
Stir into each jar 1/2 tablespoon powdered poster paint.
Mix 1/2 cup starch with enough cold water to make a paste. Add 2 cups boiling water.
Cool until thick.
Add coloring; cool. Use on dampened butcher's paper.
In a saucepan, bring water to a boil.
Add flour. Stir over low heat until thick and shiny. Remove from heat.
Mix in an equal amount of liquid starch.
Add food coloring as desired.
Paint away the day.
Mix starch with enough cold water to make smooth paste.
Add boiling water and cook until glossy.
Stir in dry soap flakes while the mixture is warm.
Cool and pour into jars.
Will keep a week or longer if covered with tight lid.