You can buy citric acid in health food shops or chemists it is a weak organic acid found in citrus fruits. It acts as a natural preservative and is often found in fresh apple juice. In this case it gives the powder a “sour tang” that makes you “grimace”.

Preparation time: 5 minutes   Quantity: Makes 100g mix  

Ingredients

10 g / - 1 tablespoon bicarbonate of soda
30 g / 1 oz citric acid
60 g / 2 oz icing sugar - sieved

Colour -

1/4 teaspoon dried colour powder
or
1/2 teaspoon edible glitter

Dippers -
lolly pops
liquorice sticks
shoe laces

Method

  • Simply stir all the ingredients together
  • Serve with a dipper or simply stick in a licked finger !!!