Can someone help me fix my home made clay?

Question

I made some clay today (or I tried to) by following a real easy recipie; 1 cup h20, 1cup salt, 1 cup flour. As per the instructions I mixed it constantly over low heat until it thickened. Everything was great until I was told to wrap a wet cloth around the clay until it cooled. The wet cloth turned my clay into sticky mashed potatoes. So I added more flour, then more salt, then I added cornstarch, and water. Well now that I've polished off a 5lb bag of flour and my clay seems even worse so I turn to you for help. is there a way to at the very least make it unsticky enough to work with? Gosh I hate to throw it away. Is there anything that can be done?

Answer 1

I've made clay so many times with my kids to make xmas ornaments. This one works best. BTW-sorry but your going to have to trash it if it didn't set right. SORRY! Good luck!!


CLAY THAT HARDENS

4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup salt
1 1/2 cups water

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Mix the flour, salt and water. Knead dough until smooth. Roll out dough and cut into desired shapes. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Once cool paint with colors, if desired.


PLAYDOUGH (STAYS SOFT)

4 cups flour
1 cup salt
4 cups water
4 tablespoons oil
1/2 cup cream of tartar

Mix all ingredients in a sauce pan. Cook and stir over low/medium heat until play dough is completely formed and no longer sticky. Allow to cool slightly before storing in an air tight container or zip lock bag.

Variations:
Add one package of unsweetened powdered Kool-Aid to your playdough to give it a great smell. (Thanks to James Slaughter for this variation).

Answer 2

Not really, btdt. Throw it away. As you cook it, the very INSTANT it starts to stick to the pot, pour it out & scrape it out onto a countertop of tile.
Knead it as it cools, it will take a bit before it gets cool enough to do so.
Never heard of the wet cloth, and believe me, I've tried a LOT of recipes. Maybe if I find my favorite I'll e-mail it to you.
Also, you can add food coloring, oil of peppermint, allspice, many different things to give it a seasonal scent & color.
Lots of fun, enjoy!