Ah… Super Stuff. I don’t think I will ever forget that unique smell!
I remember the day my Dad brought home a package of Super Stuff. I was so excited and anxious to mix up a batch! Just add water to the powder in the pink bowl and shake, shake, shake! After a short time (which seemed like F-O-R-E-V-E-R as a kid), my Super Stuff was ready! Cool. Pink. Slime. I was THRILLED! You could stretch it, roll it, hold it up and let it drip down, and even blow bubbles with it. And that smell – it shoots me back to my childhood in a flash. I loved my Super Stuff!
Around the fourth day of playing with my Super Stuff, I was called in to dinner. I put the pink slime inside it’s bowl, snapped the lid shut, set the bowl on our back steps, and went in for dinner. When I came back outside, I discovered the bowl had been opened and my Super Stuff was GONE! I ran around the yard, trying to figure out what happened to it, and saw that our black Labrador was sitting on the patio looking at me and licking her lips. I realized what had happened and screamed “Snooper ate my Super Stuff! Snooper ate my Super Stuff!” My Mom and Dad ran outside, and sure enough, our dog Snooper had eaten all of my Super Stuff! Looking back, I am thankful Snooper was okay and appeared not to have suffered any problems as a result of her pink “snack”. No more Super Stuff for me… but I sure did love it while it lasted!
What?! You don’t remember Super Stuff? No worries! Here’s a very similar recipe that you can share with your kids or keep for yourself (you’re never too old).
What You Will Need:
- 1 teaspoon Metamucil or psyllium husk (from a health store)
- 1-1/4 cups Water
- Food Coloring (pink, of course!)
- Measuring Cups and Spoons
- Jar with Lid
- Large Glass Microwave-safe Container
- Resealable Plastic Bag
What You Do:
- Combine the Metamucil or psyllium and water in a jar. Tightly seal the jar and shake for several minutes.
- Pour the mixture into a glass microwave-safe container and add a few drops of food coloring (I like the day-glow Pink that is available).
- Put the container in the microwave, and microwave on high for three minutes. Watch the mixture carefully and STOP the microwave when the liquid begins to ooze out of the container. Do not remove from the microwave!
- Wait for three minutes, then microwave again for five more minutes. Remove from microwave (be careful, it will be hot)!
- After an hour, your imitation Super Stuff should be cool enough to play with.
- When you are done playing, store your Super Stuff in a resealable bag so it doesn’t dry out (and keep it away from black Lab’s called Snooper). Have fun!
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Oh my gosh YES! It ranks right up there with Silly Putty and Play-Doh! How fun!
Of course Snooper was fine. Labs are build with one straight pipe from mouth to tail end. Noting the ingredients, this probably went through him faster than most things.
Fun memory, Third Shift. Based on the recipe you provided, it looks like the 2016 version of Super Stuff could serve as a party game & then dessert. 🙂
If you really want the real thing, it’s still available through Oil Research Center, out of Baton Rouge, La. it goes by the name Tx-151P an oil drilling additive to creates low coefficient of friction water additive. Believe it or not this is the exact company that supplied the powder to Wham-o super stuff back in the 60’s and you can get it again!! The powder is technically available in different colors, but the pink is the original and even has the mint smell that some remember.
I had this Super Stuff in about 65 or 66. It wasn’t too bad or good. It was fun. Still got a red spot on a shelf, after all these years, from it.