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Alum is often added to play dough as a preservative to extend its shelf life and inhibit mold growth. It helps maintain the dough's texture and consistency, ensuring it remains pliable and easy to manipulate. Additionally, alum can enhance the overall safety of play dough, making it less likely to spoil quickly and more enjoyable for children to use.
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Can cream of tartar be used as a substitute for alum in homemade play dough recipe?
I'm not sure. Probably not, i know that you can use cream of tartar though.
What can you use instead of flour in play dough?
Commercially made "Playdoh" can be substituted with home made play dough. One needs to be careful to use a recipe that will not mold or spoil. Some formulas include alum or other unpleasant flavoring to discourage children from eating the dough. Hear is one link to a basic play dough recipe: http://www.amazingmoms.com/htm/artclayrecipes.htm
What is a sentence using the word dough?
You can play with play dough.
Is ammonium alum safe for children's play dough?
Pure Ammonium Alum is a salt, not a metal. It's prefered use is for deodorants and anti-perspirants instead of Aluminum Zirconium Tetrachlorohydrex Gly as it's not a metal, and does not cause as many health risks as I've seen as apposed to the Aluminum. I don't know if that helps much, try googling it :)
Is the purpose of dough kneading to incorporate air into the dough or to develop the gluten?
To develop the gluten.
What is the purpose of adding sugar to cookie dough?
The purpose is to make it sweet.
How do you make play dough with all purpose flour?
To make play dough with all-purpose flour, combine 2 cups of flour, 2 cups of water, 1 cup of salt, and 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil in a pot. Heat the mixture over medium heat, stirring continuously until it thickens and forms a dough. Once it cools, knead it until smooth. Optionally, you can add food coloring for a fun touch!
What is the ingredient in play dough that keeps it pliable?
Either salt, or vanilla extract; or the dough-ish thing you use to make it actually play-dough.
What is an analogy for the cytoskeleton?
The cytoskeleton is like play dough mold because it keeps the play dough in shape.
What are Play-Doh's Nicknames?
Play-Doh's nicknames were Playdoh, Playdough, Play Doh, Play Dough, Play-Dough, Play*Doh, Play-Doh Modeling Compund
How young do you have to be to play with play dough?
3+
What do you think was the purpose of putting alum into tha plant indicator?
Indicators can also be prepared from plants. The red, purple, and blue colors of most plants indicate the presence of an organic substance called anthocyanins. The purpose of putting alum is to retrieve the anthocyanins present in plants.
