The recipe in question is the basic recipe for spelled dough. In the recipe description, Ica writes that it is an “appreciated hobby” that should be used to “shape into different kinds of figures for decoration”.
It is also clear in the description that “the figures cannot be eaten”.
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The ICA customer: “It really wasn’t good”
Plain and simple, you might be thinking?
But the fact is that a whole series of customers, ever since 2020, have left reviews for the recipe indicating that they used the recipe to make pie or cookie dough – not magic dough to make figures with.
Here are some of the comments:
“Nah… It really wasn’t good. Tried to make a salmon pie with this base but even the dogs didn’t want it”
“A little salty but works well in stews and slow cookers”
“Quite salty but very good with marmalade! Recommend with a little less salt.”
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Photo: IcaIca customer: “NEVER try to give it to animals”
A customer scrolling through the reviews in late September 2024 noted that several claim to have eaten the dough.
“Why are so many people eating it??”, writes the customer thoughtfully and continues:
“The recipe is for MODELING!! NEVER try to give to animals, it’s downright deadly!!”
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“Keep the magic dough away”
When News24 reaches Ica if the matter says Kim Engblompress officer at the food giant, that they advise against eating the magic dough:
“We like our customers to be innovative, but puff pastry isn’t the next big food trend. For a successful meal, we recommend keeping the puff pastry off the dinner table and instead using it to create fun figures with the kids, which we’ve also written just in case the recipe already,” he writes.
Is it dangerous to eat spelled dough? Here is the answer
Most people can probably figure out that it is not good to eat spelled dough. But is it dangerous, and even life-threatening, as one of the ICA customers claims?
According to The poison information centre can the high salt content in the dough pose a risk if you ingest large amounts:
“Alum is often included in home-made magic dough, but poses no risk because the content is low. However, a high content of table salt (sodium chloride) is usually included, which poses a risk if children eat large amounts of the dough”.
Early symptoms are thirst, vomiting, diarrhea.
“Action: Give some drink. Call Poison Information in case of symptoms, or if more than a tablespoon of dough is consumed,” they write on the website.
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