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Make Fake Blood

By Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D., About.com

This results in a non-toxic, realistic stage blood.
Difficulty: Average
Time Required: 15 minutes

Here's How:

  1. Mix creamy peanut butter with a sufficient amount of white corn syrup to make a runny mixture.
  2. Add (non-sudsy) soap and food colors and mix well.
  3. Stir more corn syrup in until the desired consistency is reached.
  4. Refrigerate unused blood in an airtight container.

Tips:

  1. Inexpensive white corn syrup is said to be thicker and more suitable for the fake blood than its costlier relatives.

What You Need:

  • 1 c (250mL) peanut butter
  • 1 qt. (1 L) corn syrup
  • 1/2 cup (125mL) soap
  • 1 oz (30mL) red color
  • 15 drops blue food color

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