Potion Making 101

"Eye of newt, and toe of frog,
Wool of bat, and tongue of dog,
Adder's fork, and blind-worm's sting,
Lizard's leg, and howlet's wing,--
For a charm of powerful trouble,
Like a hell-broth boil and bubble."

- Macbeth, Act IV, Scenes 14-15 by William Shakespeare

That recipe happens to make one of the most fowl smelling concoctions in the world. So instead of making that, we made Fizzing Phantom Potion (guaranteed to make the warts on your feet smell better) and Quicksand (guaranteed to be messy).

So welcome, welcome one and all to Potion Making 101! Grab a goblet and let's get cooking! Oh, and a little reminder. Please don't eat or drink any of these concoctions. Though they're not toxic, they do taste really disgusting. And be sure to ask your adult wiz to borrow some ingredients and some extra space to make these in, for it will get very messy and things might just explode. But not to worry, these recipes are fairly simple for Wizards in Training.

Today, we made sure we filmed our experiment for the archives. Enjoy!


To make your own potions, we've listed the recipes below.

Fizzing Phantom Potion

Empty goblet
2 cups of Dragon's Blood (White Vinegar + food coloring of your choice)
1 Tablespoon of Bone Dust (Baking Soda)

Instructions:
1. Mix your desired food coloring with the white vinegar.
2. Pour mixture into empty goblet.
3. Using your hands, sprinkle on a little bit of baking soda at a time or if you want, you can take a big handful and cast it into an entire cauldron filled with Dragon's Blood.
4. Stand back and watch as the potion boils and bubbles.
* To amaze your fellow wizards, let them try only give them water instead of vinegar so their result won't be anything like yours. In fact, that mixture is just called Phantom potion, which simply makes you invisible - no fun there!

Homemade Quicksand

Mixing Bowl
Mixing Spoon
2 cups of Dried, Crushed, and Powdered Eyeball Whites (Dry Cornstarch)
1 cup of Water from the Fountain of Youth (Water)
Food Coloring

Instructions:
1. Empty cornstarch into the mixing bowl.
2. Add desired amount of food coloring. (You don't have to add a lot. It may look like the color just disappears as soon as you mix it into the powder, but we assure you it's there.)
3. Add a little bit of water at a time, using the spoon to coat the cornstarch evenly.
4. When it gets difficult to use a spoon, go ahead and use your hands. It comes off easily with soap and water.
5. When it becomes harder to mix but easier to sink in, you're done!
6. If you decide you want to keep it, keep it in a jar with an airtight seal on it to prevent it from drying out.

Join us for our next class, Potion Making 102, when we make Cerberus Saliva and Secret Goo....