Hi, For the woman who asked what might be the glue used in an old scrapbook:

Your relative might have used homemade Wallpaper Paste, which you can make by
cooking flour and water together.  Wallpaper has been in use for hundreds of
years, and we didn't always have Elmer's glue! Here's a recipe for Wallpaper
paste:

Homemade Wallpaper Paste Recipe

 1 1/2 cups white flour
 1/2 cup sugar
 1 Tbsp alum*
 3 cups of water

Combine flour and sugar. Slowly add 1 cup of cold water and beat out any
lumps.  Put mixture in a saucepan.  Add 2 cups of water. Stirring constantly,
bring the mixture to a boil on medium heat. When stiff, remove from heat and
add alum.  Store in an airtight container.  It should keep several weeks.  If
the paste hardens, soften by mixing in small amounts of warm water as needed.

*Alum is a pickling spice found in the spice section of your store.
It's a preservative.

Linda F.
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In those days when I was a kid, we used flour and water paste.  If we were
lucky, there was something called mucilage(spelling?).  Also, egg white could
be used.
Rose H.
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Here's an anonymouse email:
I have two ideas:
1. Milk glue. The recipe follows.  It is a strong holder.  As can be
   seen.  I got the recipe online.
2. Flour paste. This is simply water and flour mixed together dabbed
   on a paper sheet for sticking other papers to the sheet.  I used
   this as a child.

1. Milk glue
What you need:
Milk
White vinegar
Baking soda
PanWater
Strainer

Instructions

Heat 1 and a half cups of milk in a pan.  once warm add 3 teaspoons of white
vinegar.  Keep heating and stirring the mixture and you should see the curds
(solid part ) and whey ( liquid part ) separate

Strain the mixture using a sieve. You should be left with solid lumps which
you can mould together to make a ball.  These are the curds.

Place the solid mixture back in the pan and add a little water and a
tablespoon of baking soda.

Heat the mixture until it starts to bubble.Give it a good stir and let it
cool.  You can now use it as glue.  You might need to add a little more water
or baking soda until you get the right consistency. It should look like a
thick paste.
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Beth Ann A is looking for a specific stuff animal for her daughter: Hi, I hope
you can help me! I am looking for a very specific stuffed animal.  My daughter
plays with it at her preschool and desperately wants Santa to bring it for
Christmas, but after searching online and calling the manufacturer, I cannot
find one It is Hugfun International brand, and it is a stuffed chihuahua with
two outfits. They were sold at Family Dollar a couple years ago under the name
Uptown Pets.  I will attach a few photos I found on some listings on ebay that
had already sold.

We've posted pictures of similar items here: https://www.faceboo
.com/TIASAntiques/posts/10152924619493656

If you can help Beth Ann, please email newsletter@tias.com.
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