Okay, so after that last email we sent about substituting laundry whitener for sugar, we received a flurry of emails, asking for more specific directions!\u00c2\u00a0 Well, here they are…<\/p>\n
Grow beautiful crystals using laundry soap! In an OLD saucepan (like one you only use for science experiments), add a few cups of water and enough borax so that you can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t dissolve any more borax into the water (you\u00e2\u20ac\u009dll see sediment particles on the bottom of the pan). Turn on the heat to medium and stir with an OLD spoon (again, from your science tools) and when the sediment disappears, add a bit more borax\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 and stir\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 and when that disappears, add a bit more borax\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 and stir\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 and when that disappears\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 you get the idea!<\/p>\n
You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re creating a super saturated solution here. When you can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t dissolve any more borax to the solution, and a bit of water and turn off the heat. Let cool to 130 deg F and pour into awaiting glass pickle jar. Balance a pencil across the mouth of the jar and suspend either a length of string or a pipe cleaner twisted into interesting shapes (like a snowflake, or a dog, etc\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6) Leave for about 6 hours and then check back. Crystals will grow to full size overnight if you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve set up your solution just right.<\/p>\n
Keep your eye on it, though, because these crystals not only grow quickly, but once the crystals from the pipe cleaner touch the ones growing on the sizes of the jar, you won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t be able to extract your shape! (Unless, of course, you want to grow a geode\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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