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Grandma Madeline's Coal Plant Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
3-5 pieces coal, egg size
food coloring, several colors
6 Tbsp. laundry bluing
6 Tbsp. salt
6 Tbsp. water
1 Tbsp. ammonia
Directions:
Directions:
Mix together the bluing, salt, water and ammonia. Drop some food coloring, several colors, over coal pieces and then carefully pour the laundry solution over the coal.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
This is my mom's recipe. Children are fascinated with this because a colorful growth develops in an hour. I made this often as a child during those long winter months and it brought some color into our farm home.

 

 

 

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