Five Glue Recipes You Can Prepare At Home Using Simple Kitchen Ingredients

We require glue at home every now and then, especially when you are into crafting business or have kids at home. There can be days when you run out of your stationery supplies. Instead of rushing to the stores, you can try solving the problem at home with the help of simple kitchen ingredients. There are many items that can help you bind or binds substances together. Also, these are chemical-free, that means need not fear kids ingesting them. So, let us quickly jump on to these recipes.

Corn Starch Glue

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup of tap water
• 3 tablespoons corn syrup
• 2 teaspoon vinegar
• 2-3 tablespoons corn starch
• 3/4 cup cold water

Steps

• Take a saucepan, add water, corn syrup, and vinegar. Stir well together.
• Switch on the stove and bring the mixture to a full boil.
• Take a separate mixing bowl, filter corn starch in the bowl, and add cold water. Stir to make a consistent mixture.
• Mix both the solution together in a saucepan on the stove. Boil and continue cooking 1 minute.
• Lastly, allow the mixture to cool. Store it in a tight container.

Milk Vinegar Glue

Ingredients

• ¼ cup lukewarm water
• 3 tablespoons powdered dry milk
• 2 tablespoon vinegar
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• Cotton cloth

Steps

• In a mixing bowl dissolve the powdered milk in lukewarm water.
• Add vinegar. You will notice milk separating into chunks of curds and whey. Stir until the milk has completely separated.
• Use cotton cloth to filter the mixture. Discard the liquid and keep the solid curd.
• Now, add baking soda a few drops of lukewarm water. Your solution will now react with baking soda and will cause some foaming and bubbling. Store the glue in a covered container.

Simple Flour Glue

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour
• Water
• ½ teaspoon salt

Steps

• In a medium-size bowl, add water and flour.
• Stir well until you get the desired soft and sticky consistency.
• Lastly, add salt to prevent any mold or chunks. Once done, store the paste in a sealed container.

Vinegar Gelatine Glue

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons vinegar
• 2 tablespoon gelatine
• ½ tablespoon sugar

Steps

• Heat a saucepan. Add vinegar and boil for 2-minutes.
• Add in the gelatine, stir until it is completely dissolved.
• Pour sugar and stir for 3-4 minutes. Once the consistency is thick and sticky turn off the flame.
• Let is cool down for several hours. Pour in a glass jar and place it in the refrigerator.

Flour Sugar Glue

Ingredients

• ½ cup flour
• ½ cup of sugar
• ½ teaspoon alum
• 2 cups of water

Steps

• In a medium-size bowl, filter the flour and mix all the ingredients.
• Pour the mixture in a saucepan. Turn off the stove and cook on medium heat for 5-minutes.
• The mixture should turn clear and thick. Store in a small airtight jar, so that doesn’t get exposed to air.