The end and beginning of the year are always great for retrospection and aiming high so I created a bucket list of 100 things I want to do by the end of 2013. One of them was to create a 6 course meal for friends so I thought I’d go big. This post is a test of concept for an aspect of one of the courses.
![I bet Armstrong's breakfast "juice" didn't look this good.](https://i0.wp.com/barelynormal.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/juice4.jpg?resize=600%2C472)
I found some magnetic lettering and then thought of many complicated ways of making a mold/cast of my letters, and after what felt like an eternity I realised that using a hot glue gun would suffice. It did. Some points to consider is making sure your letters are lubed up or the glue will do what glue does best – stick to stuff. I thought I’d save myself some time cleaning up by doing all of this on a cling film, not the best move because invariably the hot glue will melt the thin plastic (duh).
![With the cries of a small child dwindling into the distance as I ran from the scene of the crime with some magnetic letters I knew it was going to be a good day.](https://i0.wp.com/barelynormal.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/juice6.jpg?resize=600%2C450)
![Once the glue dries, pop out your letters and look for holes.](https://i0.wp.com/barelynormal.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/juice5.jpg?resize=600%2C450)
If you do find any holes just put your letter back and glue up the holes. Let dry. Pop out.
I filled my awesome new molds with the liquid I had melted Agar Agar into. I think I’ve got a head cold or didn’t sleep well or something so exact measurements slipped my mind but it was roughly about a tea spoon worth of Agar with around 2 cups of water…. or there abouts. Best thing to do is once you’ve melted your agar into the liquid, test a drop on a cold plate and see if you’re happy with the jellyness. You can always add more water or agar until you reach your desired rubberyness.
![This seems like such an obvious and simple idea but somehow I get a kick out serving juice as juice.](https://i0.wp.com/barelynormal.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/juice3.jpg?resize=600%2C450)
The results of this have been better than I had hoped and I can’t wait to have my 6 course dinner, if that goes well I’ll test the dinner out on some other peoples so let me know if you’d be keen 😉
![This is really quite fun to play with.](https://i0.wp.com/barelynormal.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/juice1.jpg?resize=600%2C450)