"Ornament Dough Recipe"

Ingredients:
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup salt
1 1/2 cups lukewarm water

-----Directions:-----
  1- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F
(165 degrees C).

  2- Mix flour and salt well. Gradually add water, stirring with a large spoon. Finish mixing with hands. Knead until soft and pliable.
 
  3- Roll out on floured surface about 1/8 inch thick. Cut shapes with cookie cutters. Place on cookie sheets. With a toothpick make a hole in the top of the ornament for threading string. Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) until hard, about 1 hour. Decorate with paint and varnish to preserve. 

Makes 15 ornaments