What is the consistency of gum glue supposed to be? I've made some (water and tylose, right? Nuked a bit or whatever?) and have been using it now and then...I don't make alot of figurines (thankfully...it tries my patience!!!!) but this week I have a bazillion gazillion figurine animals to make...wow... 
.....anyway...
What is gum glue supposed to be like, anyhow? Mine is kinda thick, seems a good consistency, but its kinda slimy. I mean...I would think of "glue" as "sticky". It works okay for sticking fresh fondant or gumpaste, but its not really "sticky" enough to glue dried pieces together.
Am I doing something wrong?
It's not good for sticking dried pieces together. Or even sticking fresh to dried.
IMO, the best glue for dried pieces is melted chocolate.
Really? I'm confused then.
I've been watching videos of sugar paste flowers and they dry each section before they add to the next and they use gum glue to attach each section.
Or am I thinking of the wrong thing? Are you talking about sugar paste flowers?
Last night I made a fantasy flower in a wilton class and we used the gum paste and put a little bit in a little bit of water and let it sit for a few minutes. It was watery still because the gum paste still had not dissolved all the way. This morning I looked at it and it stuck like glue. In fact my DD put too much on and you can see it around the egde. So we didn't make it like a paste, still watery and it still worked to hold the pieces together.
Nicholas Lodge method: Always use the tylose & water...no nuking necessary. Just dump a little tylose in couple ounces of water...shake and refrigerate overnight. Remake every 3 weeks (approx) OR refrigerate to prevent molding.
This edible glue doesn't usually leave marks and it is suppose to be thick & "slimy." Bottom line...no matter what you use...if it sticks...it works!!!
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