or; if it gets hard and brittle, scrape it up with a razor, put it in between layers of wax paper under some heavy books. After it has compressed, change the orientation of the resin block and compress it again until you have a brick. This can be cut with a razor into morsels and rolled in flour.

behindthelight - you may find the process more rewarding if you try following through and using your own judgement more instead of checking in at the nexus every single step of the way. You might even discover a new technique using your own creativity and ingenuity instead of recycling other peoples ideas.