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I am looking for a good fake blood recipe
(Or someone who will donate a bit of real stuff)


this is the one I have at the moment but I would like to try something different.

Chocolate ice-cream topping (cheap stuff)
Glucose syrup (or golden syrup)
Red food coloring (just add it until you get the colour you want.

cheers doug

Karo Syrup and Red Food coloring......very realistic and what is used in the bllod capsules for acting

What's karo syrup?

corn syrup?

that's correct....you can buy Karo here....large Wooly's or Coles or try a Health Food type store

Do a google and you'll see it's been around for a long time...always popular for Halloween in the USA

Dont ask.....




Blood Recipes

Theatrical events, videos, and vampire LARPs (not to mention the occasional sick leave) can rely on the use of fake blood to impart realism to a scene. Here's a few recipes you might like to use if you ever find yourself in need of blood, and don't want to get it the hard way.

* Realistic looking Blood with a gentle mint flavor.
* Clear Blood which looks excellent in a Wine Glass.
* Chocolate Blood More realistic than you'd think!
* Gore Blood with a jelly consistancy which helps it stay put.
* Buckets o' Blood for bulk use.
* Buckets o' Blood 2 using a gelatin base.

If you have a blood recipe you'd like to recommend, feel free to email it to me. My address is at the bottom of the page.

Realistic Looking Mint Blood

* 2/3 cup Corn Syrup
* 1/3 cup Water
* 5 Tablespoons Corn Starch
* 3 to 5 Teaspoons Red Food Coloring
* 2 or 3 Drops Green Food Coloring
* 1 Drop Peppermint extract, if desired.

Mix the Corn starch thoroughly with the water. Add the Corn Syrup. Mix well. Add red food coloring into the mixture, using only 3 tsp at first. Then add a couple drops of green food coloring to take the 'pink' edge off the red coloring. If the mixture is too light, add one or two teapoons more red food coloring. Add an extra drop of green food coloring if the mixture gets too pink again (Real blood is slightly on the dark red to reddish brown side, when its not fresh from the heart). Add one drop of Peppermint extract if you wish a fresh minty blood mixture. The concoction tastes quite pleasant, and can be used as makeup or a "Glass of Wine" for your vampire to drink.

I've also been informed that Milk can be added (instead of or with the cornstarch) to keep the blood from being too transparent. White glue was also given as a suggestion, but if you go that route I wouldn't suggest using the mixture on or in your mouth.

Clear Blood for Wine Glasses

Real blood is foggy or opaque, but clear liquid looks better in a wine glass. Try this recipe:

* 1/2 cup Grenadine Syrup
* 1/2 cup Corn Syrup
* 1 to 3 Drops Green Food Coloring

Mix the Grendine and Corn Syrup through eachother. Add green food coloring one drop at a time, mixing thoroughly after each, until the 'pink' edge has been taken off the mixture. Pour into a wine glass, and swirl. The concotion looks very good under bright light, and moves with the viscosity of thick blood. If you plan to drink it, though, I recommend you cut it half-half with water.

Chocolate Blood

I was promised the recipe years ago, but only came across it quite recently. It was worth the wait. The mixture may seem odd, but it tastes pretty good, looks surprisingly like real blood, splatters like real blood, dries like real blood, and had several people asking me if I was really okay after that staged fight....

* 1/2 cup water
* 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
* 3 or 4 tablespoon corn syrup
* 1/2 to 1 teaspoon red food coloring
* 2 drops yellow or green food coloring (optional)

Mix the cocoa powder thoroughly into the water before adding the other ingredients - it may help to use warm water. After adding the rest, blend the concoction well, and then wait for it to settle a bit. Either skim the bubbles & chocolate scum off the top with the edge of a kleenex, or pour the mixture into another container. The longer it sits, the more the cocoa tends to settle to the bottom, which oddly mimicks the effect of real blood seperating.

If you splatter this mixture onto cloth, it makes neat two-part marks which dry into pretty convincing bloodstains. If you let it run from a victim's mouth and then let it dry, the blood darkens and cakes to the skin in much the same way real blood does. I can also say from personal experience that any washcloth used to wipe down the 'bloody' face afterwards looks remarkably realistic, too.

Gore Blood

* 2/3 cup Oriental 'Cherry' Dipping Sauce
* 1/3 cup Water
* 1/2 Teaspoon Red Food Coloring
* 2 or 3 Drops Green Food Coloring

Mix the Cherry dipping sauce with water, thoroughly enough to thin down the sauce into a gooey consistancy. Add food coloring. Stir again, and let the sauce sit, preferably in a fridge. When needed, take it out and spoon it onto areas where 'gore' effect blood is needed. The blood will drip in glops & globs, but doesn't puddle out like watery blood does.

Buckets o' Blood

* 1 Liter Corn Syrup
* 5 Liters Water
* 2 or 3 Tablespoons Red Food Coloring
* 1/2 Teaspoon Green Food Coloring (optional)
* A slosh of milk

Get a large pail to mix this all together. If you do not like the consistancy you can either thin it with more water, or thicken it with sugar or corn syrup. The exact amount of food coloring you require will depend on the brand you buy, so you may need to play around with the measurements. If you make it too dark, just add more water again. Adding some milk will reduce the translucent of the mixture (real blood isn't see-thru, but if you want clear blood, leave the milk out of the recipe). Don't add too much milk or the blood will look pink!

The final product should splash like water, but be slightly shinier, and not soak into cloth quite the same way water does, leaving more of it on the outside of clothes so they look suitably bloodied. NOTE: This will stain clothing, so don't get it on anything important.

Buckets o' Blood 2

This is great for the 'hands-on' type of blood, and (from what I hear) also works well in bath-tub sized proportions.

* 1 package plain gelatin or 1 package red colored JellO
* 2 bottle red food coloring (especially if using plain gelatin)
* 1 tbsp green food coloring
* 1 - 5 gallons of water (depending on desired consistancy)

Directions are simple: Follow the instructions on the side of the jello package, but double or quadruple the amount of water needed, and don't add any sugar. Doubling the water gives you a very slimy, gloopy jello which doesn't look a lot like blood, but can be fun to get kids to stick their hands into at hallowe'en parties. If you use 5 gallons of water, you're going to have quite a thin runny blood, great for pouring over bloodied bodies in bathtubs or splashing on walls (especially if you can hose down the walls after - I wouldn't recommend this in your livingroom or parent's bedroom). You can play around with the recipe to get the desired consistancy - gelatin is reasonably cheap and available in almost any grocery store.

ummm..... ok Tim

Zeeke
You wouldn't have a recipe for ear wax would you?

Slight dodge of the recipe.. but

Ear Wax Weiners


Ingredients & Directions

8 tb Butter or margarine -- melted

24 Cocktail franks

1/2 c Mustard

1/2 c Mayonnaise
Toothpicks Cotton balls

Recipe by: Creepy Cuisine, Lucy Munroe Melt the butter or margarine in a small pan over low heat, being careful not to burn it. Place the franks on a broiling pan and carefully brush them with melted butter. Broil the franks until they are evenly browned, turning them 2 or 3 times. While the franks are cooking, combine the mustard and mayonnaise in a small bowl and set aside. This will be your ear wax. Arrange the cooked franks on a serving platter. Pierce each frank with a toothpick, then stick a wet cotton ball on the end of each pick. Place the small bowl of ear wax in the middle of the platter, surrounded by franks.

Ok now that is just creepy...

I have three recipes that I use, one of which is mine:

1. Blue dish washing liquid and red food colouring:
Good for blood spatter and splatter, but don't drink it or try to pour water on it.
It's actually quite good for clothing as the detergent pretty much neutralises the dye and there isn't as much staining.

2. Corn syrup and red or blood food colouring:
It's thick, won't wash out of clothing, but it isn't bad if you have to stick it in your mouth (since it's sweet) or paint it on your face (since it's so thick)

3. Ansell lubricant and red food colouring:
This is MY OWN RECIPE and I've used it quite often.
The lubricant stays wet and it's quite slimy so when you paint it on your face, it stays glistening.
It's great for massive scab wounds where you're trying to make people believe your face has just been wounded really badly and it's even better when people try touching it and they realise it's still wet.

I've used the chocolate syrup too, but it only works in black and white, of course.