14 Jan Kunstsalon 2004 and an original wheatpaste recipe from circa 1880

Reminiscing about the LoFi early days.

Wheat pasting and stencilling were our forte. Recently one of the guys discovered his great great grandfather was also in the game. This recipe below fro about 1880 made about 5 litres of wheatpaste with recipe tweaks to add colour.

Here’s our tried and tested wheatpaste recipe:

Makes two litres of Wheatpaste

• 8 cups of water, or around 2 litres
• 1.3 cups of Flour
• 90 grams of Sugar

1. Firstly, dump your flour in a bowl, and slowly pour in cold water whilst mixing. The aim is for a cold slurry that is easy to pour.
2. Boil the 8 cups in a big old saucepan and then slowly pour in the slurry.
3. Allow to cool.
4. Decant into Bike drink bottles or similar to squirt onto your poster / brush and prevent spillage.
5. Tip it out after a week. The shit stinks.