Halloween is right around the corner and there is nothing better than to mix up some dry ice concoctions for your Halloween party. Grocery stores sell dry ice, especially around this time of the year, so call around or visit the customer service desk in your local grocery store and ask if they carry it. Dry ice is -110 degrees and can burn if it comes in contact with your skin, so plan ahead and bring a cooler and gloves with you to the store. Also keep in mind that you must be over 18 to purchase dry ice.
Dry ice goes from solid to gas in a process called sublimation. It skips the liquid phase. Drop some dry ice in a cylinder filled part way with warm water and listen to the oohs and ahhs. The water burps and bubbles
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When I was growing up, my parents had the best recipe for fake blood. It looked so realistic, they sold it to the movie-makers in Hollywood to be used on their sets. Some of the fake blood seen in the movie Jaws was made in my parent’s home in Denver.
That blood was not edible. This recipe uses 100% food ingredients so your little vampire or zombie can drink up the leftovers. And it looks real. A big complaint about fake blood is that it doesn’t look like real blood. The key is to experiment and test it on your skin or a towel. Fake blood looks different in the mixing bowl versus on your skin so remember to test it.
So don’t go spend $20 on fake blood in the store. Stay home and make your own. For the best fake blood recipes that you can eat, read
