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Melt margarine, peanut butter and
chocolate chips in microwave on medium for
2 minutes or until melted; stir. In large
bowl, pour mixture over cereal and stir to
coat. Dump powdered sugar in a grocery
bag; add coated cereal and shake until
powdered sugar is absorbed. Store in an
airtight container.
Charlie Brown Funny Face Caramel
Apples
6 flat 4-inch long wooden sticks
6 medium apples
1-14 oz. pkg. caramels
Insert sticks into bottom of apples. In 1
quart bowl, microwave unwrapped caramels
and 2 tbls. water on high 3 to 4 minutes
until melted, stirring halfway through.
Dip apples in caramel, using spoon to coat
completely. Place on wax paper. Make faces
with candy or sprinkles. Refrigerate.
Peppermint Patty Mints
1/3 cup soft butter
1/3 cup light corn syrup
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. flavoring and/or coloring
3 1/2 cup (1 lb. ) sifted confectioner's
sugar
Measure all the ingredients into the large
bowl. Stir until stiff, then knead it
until the dough is smooth. Pinch off
pieces, roll into balls, and press lightly
with the bottom of a glass. Refrigerate 30
minutes.
Crush cookies until they resemble dirt;
set aside. Combine pudding mix and milk
until well blended. Fold in the whipped
topping. Fill plastic cups with pudding
mixture alternating with the cookie
crumbs. Top with cookie crumbs.
Refrigerate for a couple of hours, then
decorate with gummy worms and other
toppings.
Linus's Purple Thumbs
24 pitted prunes
1/2 cup peanut butter
Steam the prunes over boiling water in a
colander for 5 minutes or until plump.
Cool. Slit one side open and stuff with
the peanut butter. Refrigerate.
Lucy's Edible Play Dough
1/3 cup margarine
1/3 cup light corn syrup
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 lb. powdered sugar
Food coloring (optional)
Mix first 4 ingredients. Add sugar. Knead
dough. Divide and add food coloring. Keep
refrigerated.
Let's Get Cooking!
While there are many reasons for teaching kids to cook -- less expensive than eating out, preserves family heritage, etc, the most important
reason is that by teaching your child to cook, you're giving him a better chance to be a healthy grown-up. Enabling your child with the ability
to appreciate freshness and to transform ingredients into tasty foods opens their eyes to making wiser choices about what to eat...