Chocolate Blood

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   Mix cocoa powder into the water before adding the other ingredients.

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   After adding the rest, blend well, then wait for it to settle a bit.

3. 3

   Either skim the bubbles and chocolate scum off the top with the edge of a facial tissue, or pour the mixture into another container.

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   The longer it sits, the more the cocoa tends to settle to the bottom, which oddly mimicks the effect of real blood separating.

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   If you splatter this mixture onto cloth, it makes neat two-part marks which dry into pretty convincing bloodstains.

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   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.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.