A cooked glue of corn syrup, vinegar and cornstarch, plus a flour paste and a papier-mâché paste.
What You’ll Need
Homemade Glue
3/4cupwater
2tablespoonscorn syrup
1teaspoonwhite vinegar
2tablespoonscornstarch
3/4cupcold water
Homemade Paste
1/2cupflour
cold water (until as thick as cream)
food coloring (optional)
No-Cook Paste
1/2cupflour
water (enough for a gooey but not runny mixture)
a pinch of salt
Directions
Glue
Put the 3/4 cup water, corn syrup, and vinegar in a small saucepan and bring to a full rolling boil.
In a bowl, stir the cornstarch into the 3/4 cup cold water.
Slowly pour the cornstarch mixture into the hot mixture, stirring all the time, until it boils again. Boil for 1 minute, then take it off the heat.
When it is cool, pour it into another container and leave it overnight before using.
Paste
Stir cold water into the flour until it is as thick as cream.
Simmer in a saucepan for 5 minutes, stirring.
If you like, add a few drops of food coloring. It is wet, messy, and slow to dry.
No-Cook Paste
Stir the flour with enough water to make a gooey mixture that isn't runny.
Add a pinch of salt and stir.
Notes
Store each in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Papier-mâché paste: 1/4 cup flour mixed into 1 cup water, stirred into 5 cups lightly boiling water, gently boiled 2 to 3 minutes, cooled.Safety: NOT a food, though made from kitchen ingredients. Adult does the boiling. Raw flour (no-cook paste) shouldn't be eaten. Contains wheat.