September 2012 - Costa Calida Chronicle

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This recipe has been sent in by a Spanish
reader who thought this might be of interest
to some of our readers. It is something that
you can involve your children with during the
holidays or at weekends. It is a good way to
give them the experience of making a useful
product from recycling cooking oil.
You will need:
Weighing scales
A bowl – not metal or aluminium
A large wooden spoon
A pair of rubber gloves
A bottle of Caustic Soda
Water and used Cooking Oil
Cloud Nine Drama will present another new
take on pantomimes for their next production.
Last time it was Snow White and the ‘Nine’
Dwarfs; they have now written and are casting
a play about pantomimes which involves
two different drama groups having to share
rehearsal time in the local village hall. The
pantomimes are Cinderella and Jack & The
Beanstalk. At fi rst all goes well, but when the
actors become involved in each other’s scenes
mayhem results, despite the best efforts of
the stagehands. As usual, there will be town
criers relating the story to the audience in
both English and Spanish. The production will
take place mid-January 2013.
In the meantime we are preparing two intergroup
plays; the members in the Mula area will
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Please note – The Caustic Soda causes a hot
reaction when added to water, so keep the
children away from the liquid until the initial
reaction has worked and only work with the
basic amount if working with children. This
liquid can be harmful to your eyes and skin,
so wear rubber gloves and wash off any on the
skin carefully with milk.
The general recipe is:
1 kilo of water
1 kilo of used cooking oil
0.6kg of Caustic Soda
A few drops of Essential Oils
A glass of oat powder, fl our or Kaolin
Mix the water and Caustic Soda. Gradually
perform to the members
in the Mazarrón area
and vice versa. The
idea was welcomed
by our members as a
way of keeping us all
connected during the
summer months. One
will be performed in the
Patio Bar in Pliego on 1 st
October and the other at
La Molata Social Centre
on 4 th October. You are welcome to come along
to these performances free of charge – just
ring or email Pat Hunt (see below) to fi nd out
more. Suppers will be available to purchase
from the bars.
add the oil stirring in the same direction all
the time until the liquid cools to about 40ºC
(this is about body temperature). Add the oat
powder and essential oils and continue stirring
for about an hour, or until the mixture thickens
(the children will enjoy this bit and once the
mixture has cooled down it is safe for them
to help). Pour the liquid into the shapes.
(You can use plastic beach moulds or baking
moulds).
Leave this to set for 2-3 days in a cool place.
If you have used a large rectangular mould,
cut into shapes before the mixture sets too
hard.
Your soap is now ready to use.
In our last article we reported
on our performance in Lorca
on the fi rst anniversary of
the earthquake. Here is a
photo of the two actors who
performed our one-act play
there, Helen and Jenny, with a
cake depicting the two actors
in action. The cake was made
by Liz of Liz’s Café on Sector
B, Camposol.
If you would like to join us or would like more
information contact:
Pat Hunt 644 400 123
patsy.hunt@gmail.com
www.cloudninedramagroupmurcia.com
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