Expedient Powder Explosive and/or propellant: MATERIAL REQUIRED: Heat source (kitchen stove, open fire,etc) 2 gallon metal bucket Measuring cup (8 ounces) Wooden or plastic spoon Metal or sheet of aluminum foil Flat window screen (1 foot square) Potassium Nitrate (hobby store) 2-1/3 cups White sugar (granulated) 2 cups Powdered ferric oxide (rust) 1/8 cup (if available) Clear water 3-1/2 cups This proceedure makes approx. 2-1/2 pounds of charge. 1. Place the sugar, Potassium Nitrate, and water in the bucket. Heat with a low flame, stirring occasionally until the sugar and potassium nitrate dissolve. 2. If available, add the ferric oxide (rust) to the solution. Increase the flame under the mixture until it boils gently. NOTE: The mixture will retain the rust coloration. 3. Stir and scrape the bucket sides occasionally until the mixture is reduced to one quarter of it's original volume, then stir continuously. 4. As the water evaporates, the mixture will become thicker until it reaches the consistency of cooked breakfast cereal or homemade fudge. At this stage of thickness, remove the bucket from the heat source, and spread the mass on the metal sheet. 5. While the material cools, score it with the spoon in crisscross rows about one inch apart. 6. Allow the material to air dry in the sun. As it dries rescore it about every 20 minutes to aid drying 7. When the material has dried to a point where it is moist and soft but not sticky to the touch, place a small spoonfull onto the screen. Rub the material back and forth against the screen mesh with a flat object until the material is granulated into small worm-like particles. 8. After granulation, return the material to the sun to dry completely. NOTE: The material is now more powerful than strong black powder...this material should be handled with EXTREME care. This material can be used to reload 7.62 rounds or as an explosive. \/\/ ARRIOR