Bubbles

Yesterday afternoon I made up a batch of bubble mix to a recipe passed on by Rose's 'Teacher Jean' at play group.  Today we tried it out in the back yard.  As you can see it was alot of fun.

So far it works really well with the big wand in the pitures but not great with a little one from a pot.  According to the instructions it will continue to thicken over the next few days.  Here is the recipe:

3/4 cup 'dawn' washing up liquid (any will probably do)
1/4 cup corn syrup (I googled this and you should be able to use golden syrup)
6 cups of water
Mix it all together and let it sit overnight.  Keep in an airtight container, the longer it sits, the thicker it gets.  NB 1 cup = 250ml.  Makes almost 2 litres for about $1.50.

As a bonus, I also discovered that bubble mix production can be a good indicator of a slow running/partially blocked U bend and that you can have lots of fun erupting mini volcanoes on one side of a double sink whilst trying to wash excess froth down the other side.