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Friends and family will be completely
fooled by this basket full of bakery
favorites. Preserve your favorite bagels,
breadsticks and rolls and use as a warm
and inviting centerpiece.
You will need:
8 - 10 bread rolls in assorted sizes,
shapes and varieties
1 baguette-shaped roll
2 - 3 large bagels
4 small bagels
2 breadsticks
clear acrylic spray
cloth dinner napkin
12" round basket
527 cement (available in art supply
stores)
Preserving
Air-dry the breads in a warm, dry
place until completely dry and hard, about
three days. Spray the breads completely
with clear acrylic spray to seal them and
keep out moisture. Let dry.
Arranging
Place the napkin in the basket.
Arrange the preserved breads in the basket
until you find an attractive combination
(photo). To keep the preserved breads from
shifting, glue the individual breads to
each other: Carefully lift each piece of
bread and apply a small amount of the 527
cement to join each bread to the pieces
next to it.
You might have to remove the top later of
breads to glue the breads beneath; replace
and glue the breads in the top layer after
the breads in the bottom layer have been
glued.
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...