Recipe for homemade glue
I‘d been meaning to try out this recipe for ages and last week we finally got round to it. Paper mache balloons were the order of the day and they turned out really well! Anyway…it’s dead easy, cheap and it works!
Ingredients
♥ Flour
♥ Sugar
♥ Water
♥ White vinegar
Combine flour and sugar in a saucepan (3:1 ratio). Add cold water to make a paste and beat out any lumps. Then stir constantly over a medium heat until the mixture thickens. Add one teaspoon of vinegar. Allow to cool before using. Store in an air-tight container. This glue will keep in a fridge for a couple of weeks or so.
Disclaimer: This recipe has been pinned on Pinterest a lot and is being described as home-made ‘mod podge’. I think this description is a little misleading (but nothing I have any control over). The glue recipe is great, perfect for papier mache, collage and the like. It’s brilliant for little kids. It takes longer to dry than regular glue/paste. It’s not mod podge though and probably doesn’t compare to any commercial product! It is however, very cheap and completely natural!
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Kate #
….forgot to mention that I also made a batch without vinegar and it seemed fine. Does anyone know exactly what the vinegar does? Would be great if someone could enlighten me!!
Jessica #
I have never made paste before using vinegar, but I can say that home-made glue has the tendency to mold. In my recipe I use salt to prevent the molding, so that may be the purpose of the vinegar in your recipe!
Joey #
Yep vinegar has antibacterial properties, and being an acid, it prevents fungus as well. Way back when, vinegar was used as an antiseptic on wounds. I still use it to clean my kitchen regularly. It’s some amazing stuff!
BlueCat #
Hi!
I often make glue with flour (without sugar and vinegar) and after three days, we have to trash it.
Thanks for this recipe, I’ll try it soon.
Do you know the recipe for glue using rice? I can’t succeed in doing it.
Kate #
Thanks Joey…I thought as much. I use vinegar and bicarb a lot for cleaning too….wondrous stuff!!
Bluecat, I don’t…but there is a recipe here:
http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Rice-Glue
If you try it let me know…be great to know if you succeeded
praveen kanth #
instead of vinegar, try using sodium benzoate powder as it is non toxic and fda approved substance. it has no taste and it is used as a preservative in bakery items.