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So as you can see this yields a pretty pleasantly jiggly jelly. Unfortunately I haven't been able to get reliable layer adhesion which you can also see.

This is 0.25% agar and 0.2% guar the latter helps make the gel elastic and reduce weaping, agar alone tends to be brittle. The rest is ~~druid~~ fruit syrup, just boil for a couple of minutes to fully hydrate the agar :)

  • no druids were harmed in the making of this
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[–] naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Could you clarify that spoon technique? That might be useful.

[–] carpoftruth@hexbear.net 2 points 2 days ago (3 children)

it's like how you make fancy layered cocktails, where you pour over a spoon so that the liquid doesn't have as much energy as it goes into the glass. I'm having a hard time finding a recipe or video so I'll try to explain it.

you can get clearly delineated layered dessert like what you made. presumably you made one layer, poured it into the mold, let it set, then poured in the other on top and you get a yellow layer and a white layer. if you make multiple colours of goop, you can also pour a little bit into the mold first, then do a little bit of the second color, then the first again, alternating back and forth. if you do this without a spoon then the layers will mix and you'll have more or less one color. if you pour the little bits over a spoon, the goop goes into the mold with less force and you end up with more distinction between the layers. step 8-13 of this recipe illustrates what I'm trying to explain, but it doesn't look like they used a spoon. This recipe has photos of a better result but is in malay and doesn't really describe the technique.

[–] naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

If you have the patience a handful of specific questions:

  • Do you use the concave or convex side of the spoon?
  • About how high do you hold the spoon off the surface?
  • About what angle do you hold the spoon to the surface?
  • If pouring on a large area do you move the spoon about or do you keep pouring in one place and let the liquid spread?
  • Where onto the spoon do you pour the liquid?

Much obliged.

[–] carpoftruth@hexbear.net 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You pour on the convex side, put the spoon as close to the surface of the goop without touching as you can. Angle doesn't matter, you're just trying to slow the stuff down as it falls. Do whatever angle is comfortable, at this point it's art, not science. I suggest trying it and experimenting. Try it with dish soap+food colouring or some other thick liquid you have on hand if you want to give it a test run.

[–] naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

All science is art and all art has a science to it :p but I take your meaning that certain facts are best, or perhaps only, attainable experientially.

I'll have a play.

Edit: protip for anyone trying this: Check the relative densities of the fluids first lmao