IN-EDIBLE RECIPE

The following recipe is inedible. It is great to use for demonstrating different qualities of animals or are just fun as a gathering activity for programs. The ingredients listed in each recipe are non-toxic but not to be eaten.

Decorative Window Soap

1 Bar of Ivory soap                         

1 Cup lukewarm water

Food Coloring

Grate the Ivory soap into shavings using a kitchen grater. Combine 1 cup of soap shavings with the 1 cup of lukewarm water and mix with an electric mixer on low speed. Increase the speed to medium high and beat for 3 to 5 minutes, until mixture is foamy and forms stiff peaks. Divide mixture into smaller bowls and add a few drops of food coloring to tint the soap.

Create colorful pictures on windows by using paint brushes, fingers, or cut a new kitchen sponge into small pieces for applying the soap mixture onto the window. However, protect the floor by covering it with old newspaper and use making tape on the window casing to protect it (this is easy to remove once the soap is dry).

To remove; scrape off the bulk of the dried soap mixture first, then use a rag and window cleaner to clean up the remainder.

From Woodbury County Conservation Board  
Theresa Kruid, Naturalist & Camp Director
Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center

4500 Sioux River Road, Sioux City, IA 51109
www.woodburyparks.com