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Lauri B
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Posted: April 04 2009 at 9:32am | IP Logged Quote Lauri B
Is there any kind of food safe clay or molding material which can be cured at home (oven, self-curing, air-dry, etc.) and which can actually be used to eat or drink from?

Everything I've seen (such as Mexican clay and others) says "NOT FOOD SAFE". Does such a thing exist? I'd like dd to make her own bowl or cup and then be able to use it. (At least once or twice - it needn't last forever.)

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Baking soda play clay might work for a few uses - especially if you dried it in a low oven rather than air-drying it.

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Posted: April 13 2009 at 7:42pm | IP Logged Quote CatholicMommy
I was looking this up over Lent and have lost all the links I found! The impression I am getting though is that it is less in the clay itself, and more in the glaze that is used, that makes an item usable for food.

There was a really nice-sounding earthen-type clay (ie non-polymer) that sounded right (wish I could find the link again!) - and I never did find a specifically listed glaze.

I wonder if calling a local clay studio would help? I'm going to try that myself this week.

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Posted: April 14 2009 at 2:20pm | IP Logged Quote Lauri B
Sara, that baking soda clay looks like a good alternative. Thank you!

Jessica, I'm sorry you lost the links, too! :( If they turn up somehow, I would really like to know. We have a local paint-it-yourself studio, and I think that may be my last resort if I absolutely can't find a food-safe one for home creation. We won't come to that lesson for quite a while in next year's lesson plans, so I have some time to figure out what I'm going to do! ;)
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