for those of you who don't want to spend money on gumpaste...i just made my own batch of it from a book i've had for several years, but haven't taken the time to try some of the recipes. well, i tried the gumpaste recipe, and it's fantastic!!!! 
i love working with this stuff...and it saved me a ton of money. here is the recipe if anyone wants to try it. let me know how you like it?? 
this stuff is like pie dough!
1/4 c. water
1 pkg. unflavored gelatin
1 TBS. corn syrup
1lb. powdered sugar(that's 4 cups)
mix water and gelatin until dissolved. heat on medium heat for 1 minute and wisk continuously, (for mixture will scorch). add corn syrup and mix until blended. remove from heat. in a bowl add p. sugar. pour liquid mixture into sugar a little at a time while mixing. knead onto cornstarched surface.
Thank you so much for giving us your recipe. I'll pass it along to my fondant class students, (who complained last night of the gumpaste price). Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Thanks for sharing. I love that all the ingrediants are things I have already.
That is all there is too it? Ugh. Thanks for posting.
Maybe I am totally wrong.. but don't you need gum tragacanth or CMC to make gumpaste?
Hmmm....
Someone test it and let us know how it holds up.
Yah, all the recipes I have calls for either gum trag or tylose powder. Ive also made this recipe several times and no matter what I do it doesnt come out like the way I want it to. I prefer to use the Satin Ice premade. It is so much better to work with!
the book i have is not by toba garrett...but if she has one like this then maybe that's a good thing!
i just thought i'd share this with everyone. if you don't like it...well, just use what you've been using. i'm not trying to corner the market with this, just thought i'd share! 
No disrespect here, but in all honesty, no matter what it's called in the book, the recipe really is more of a fondant than a true gum paste.
Without a drying agent like gum-tex, tylose, gum trag, or CMC, although this will dry over time, it will not dry as quickly, completely, hard, or sturdy, as a recipe with a gum (drying agent) in it. Without a drying agent, it will be prone to absorbing and not releasing moisture, so in humid conditions, it may never get really hard--or stay hard.
No harm to try it without a gum additive for a variety of decorations, but I wouldn't recommend it for larger flowers or heavy modeled figures. For other applications, I'd just add one of the above gums 
JMHO
Rae
Thank you again for sharing. At 9.00 a package for Wilton Gumpaste, I'm willing to try it.
i worked with it a bit today and added some cornstarch to it...well this stuff got too hard, which i didn't like. i put it in the microwave every time i wanted it soft and then rolled it out onto cornstarch. maybe that was the reason. anyway, i think if you want this stuff to dry hard, try rolling it out in cornstarch every time.
It's kind of humid here today, yesterday, the day before. The reason I'm saying that is because I made a couple of baby shoes Friday with gumpaste and it's still semi-soft. So, if it does work or get hard for that matter, I'm willing to try it.
Yep, cornstarch is a natural drying agent, so changing the ratio of wet to dry with it will make it dry more quickly, but it may be more brittle, too. Too much nuking will also continue to dry it. In this case, with enough cornstarch, it may actually be cooking the mixture.
You may be able to soften it up a bit by adding more water, some watered down corn syrup, or a bit of crisco.
Rae
for those of you who don't want to spend money on gumpaste...i just made my own batch of it from a book i've had for several years, but haven't taken the time to try some of the recipes. well, i tried the gumpaste recipe, and it's fantastic!!!!
i love working with this stuff...and it saved me a ton of money. here is the recipe if anyone wants to try it. let me know how you like it??
Thanks for posting this, diane. 
It was only a few hours ago at a craft store that I put the canister of gum paste mix back on the shelf. I've never worked with it before and didn't want to spend that much just to see what it was like. I just happen to have all the ingredients lying around and can't wait to try it!
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