1:
1 c. flour
1/2 c. salt
2 tsp. cream of tartar
1 c. water
1 tbsp. oil
1 tsp. food coloring

2:
3 c. flour
1 c. salt
1 - 1 1/2 c. water
1/4 c. cooking oil

For recipes 1 and 2, use a non-stick pot. Stir ingredients together well. heat over medium heat until a soft, lumpy ball forms. This happens suddenly. Knead a few minutes.

3:
6 c. flour
3 c. salt
3 tbsp. powdered alum

For recipe 3, mix together. Then add 6 cups boiling water all at once. Stir until well blended. Turn the dough out onto a thick pad of newspaper topped with wax paper. Allow to cool for 10 minutes. Now add 1 tablespoon salad oil. Divide dough into 6 pieces. Knead 7 minutes. Add coloring. Play clay should last four months if it is wrapped tightly in plastic wrap and then in a close- sealed plastic bag and kept in the refrigerator.