Soapy Ducks – The French Alternative
Children of all ages love homemade rubber duckies. Simply use them instead of soap -they are wonderfully fragrant and they make great playmates in the bath! The recipe below makes two rubber duckies.
Ingredients
2 tablespoons gelatine1 tablespoon shampoo4 tablespoons boiling water2 drops of food colouring2 drops of scented oil (lavender, rose or other essential oil)2 cookie moulds (duck-shaped preferably but any shape will do)aluminium foil
Method
- Lightly oil the inside of the cookie moulds. Place them on pieces of aluminium foil, then roll the aluminium foil up around the edges of the moulds.
- Put the gelatine, food colouring and scented oil into a bowl.
- Add enough boiling water to just cover the gelatine. Add the shampoo and mix together very quickly.
- Pour the mixture into the prepared moulds and leave for 5-10 minutes to set.
- Gently press each duckie out of its mould. (Tip: if the duckie won’t come out of the mould, carefully run a little hot water over it.)
- Wrap duckies in plastic wrap and store in a cool, dry spot. Don’t put them in the fridge or they’ll disintegrate.
Further reading
Don’t miss Jackie’s article in the February 2000 edition of the Burke’s Backyard Magazine.
