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Wallpaper Paste
posted by Annie B. Bond Jan 5, 1999 11:02 pm
People ask me for this old folk recipe all the time. Everybody claims that there is no commercial wallpaper paste that works as well and is free of pesticides!
- 1 cup flour (wheat, corn, or rice)
- 3 teaspoons alum
- water
- 10 drops oil of cloves (natural preservative)
Combine the flour and alum in a double boiler. (If you don’t have a double boiler, set a smaller pan inside a bigger one that contains enough water that can be brought to a boil without overflowing). Add enough water to make a consistency of heavy cream; stir until blended. Heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture has thickened to a gravy texture. Let cool. Stir in the clove oil. Pour into a glass jar with a screw top. Apply with a glue brush.
Makes 1 cup. Shelf life: 2 weeks refrigerated.
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add your comment »I live in an apartment, does anyone know if this comes off with warm water and doesn't leave marks? I don't want to harm the walls, but love my walleys!
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I can't get alum and the people at the supermarket don't know what it is.
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I was about to buy wallpaper paste for a chair I'm redoing. I had no idea I could make them!
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