Custard Pies

[katw]

Has any one got a recipe for panto custard pies ?

it needs to be some thing that we can mix up as we have a lot of shows to do.

The caned stuff costs to much.

thanks

[erroneousblack]

You can get it in cans from most joke shops, it has a CE stamp so no H&S issues!

[J Pearce]

The stuff we had for Bugsy was like a shaving foam but patted down to nothing but water with a slightly fishy smell.

We got it from a theatrical supplier, can't remember the name but it came in yellow aerosol cans about the size of a coke can.

[Suzette]

In joke shops and look for a product called Avalanche. Comes in an aerosol can.

Used safely for 'splurge' in most productions of Bugsy Malone.

[samtanner332]

Hi

 

Shaving foam is relativley good. it also it quite cheap to buy.

 

Hope this helps

 

Sam

[bruce]

Do NOT use shaving foam - except for shaving...

 

It's been discussed HERE at length, but basically

 

It'll make the floor very slippy

It will make eyes sting (at best).

It stains.

 

A H&S nightmare.

 

Bruce.

[Chris_R]

I'm pretty sure Stage Electrics do it as well as many joke shops.

Hope this helps.

[jbeer]

Hi I'm new here, great forum really helpful for me. I'm stage managing the infamous Bugsy Malone at my school. Im sure you hear this every day but being at a school I am on a tight budget. The production includes a cast of about 90 year 7's (11-12 year olds). The director always goes mad on the things he wants and this time round he wants a very large amounts of custard pies for the shoot out at Fat Sams. I've been able to acquire sponge to make bases out of and have been searching desperately for a recipe to make the "custard". So what im asking has anyone got a recipe for "custard" that can be made in large quantities relatively cheaply, is safe to go into the face/eyes and has to come out of costumes, drapes etc. I've tried smiffys custard pie foam but it doesn't produce much foam and at £2 a can its a bit expensive in the quantities im talking about. If any ones got any ideas at all they would be greatly appreciated.

 

Thank you for your time,

 

John Beer

[Brian]

So what im asking has anyone got a recipe for "custard" that can be made in large quantities relatively cheaply, is safe to go into the face/eyes and has to come out of costumes, drapes etc. I've tried smiffys custard pie foam but it doesn't produce much foam and at £2 a can its a bit expensive in the quantities im talking about.

 

Hmm, just been there with this years slap-stick scene for panto. Agreed that the stuff in a can is rubbish. In the end we went for meringue made just before each night's show. It seemed to wash out OK except where is went onto the footlights where it cooked quite nicely :D

[jbeer]

Thanks for the quick reply. Do you mean u cooking meringue? im talking about making close on 100 custard pies. cooking meringue isn't feasible on that scale is it?

[JackPott]

If you won't be eating the pies, try shaving foam. Let it settle for half an hour or so, then the soap doesn't sting the tallents eyes.

 

"3.2% of contents by mass are flammable"

Not sure how that translates into real terms, I've never tried to light shaving foam.

 

Pretty cheap too, you can get 99p stuff from anyold knickknacks shop

 

Chris

[Brian]

Do you mean u cooking meringue?

No, just whisk up the egg whites and sugar and keep it in the fridge - tastes nice too.

[Freddie]

It might be worth trying just squirty cream on a paper plate/sponge base. And, as we're talking quantity here, Costco and Makro are your friends :D.

[the kid]

For me in the normal use of shaving foam for some reason it stains/bleaches. And not meaning to be a pooper but are egg whites safe?

[bruce]

There is some virtually identical discussion HERE and some related stuff HERE .

 

The accepted wisdom is NOT to use shaving foam - it can cause damage if it gets in your eyes, it can stain and it makes the floor dangerously slippery.

 

Bruce.