Taking the Taste Test

In the late 1940s, a teacher just up the river in Cincinnati, Ohio gave her students wallpaper cleaning compound and instructed them on how to use it to make models of various objects. Over the next few years, other Cincinnati teachers began using the compound for their students’ arts and crafts projects. Learning of this, the manufacturer reworked the product and marketed it first to school systems, then to the general public. The compound, composed of flour, water, salt, and other ingredients, was christened Play-Doh. Over the next fifty years if became one of the most loved toys around the world. Trey Davey first discovered Play-Doh at Mack Burton’s house during a recent play date. After making various shapes he decided to taste it. He will confirm for you the manufacturer’s claim that it is non-toxic and not tasty.