Recipes for Library Paste

 Library Paste Recipe #1

Ingredients:

1 cup flour
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon alum
4 cups water
Mix all the ingredients in a saucepan. Cook on medium-low
heat until thickened. Add about 30 drops of wintergreen oil or
clove oil. Store in a covered plastic container.


  Library Paste Recipe #2

INGREDIENTS:

1/2 Cup Flour
2 cups Cold Water
Peppermint Oil

In a pot,, mix flour and water till creamy. Cook on low heat till boiling, for about 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Let cool and you can add cold water if necessary to thin out. Add a couple drops of oil and mix. This helps prevent spoiling and makes a nice smell.


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