Fall Food Fun

Recipes easy enough for kids to make on their own but Parental supervision is advised.

This recipe is very inexpensive and easy to make.ingredients needed:one stick (equals 1/2 cup) butter or margarine1 cup packed brown sugar3 TBS. Light Karo syrup1/2 tsp. vanilla1/2 tsp.baking sodapopped popcornPut one stick of butter or margarine in a med. saucepan, add one cup packed brown sugar (light OR dark it does'nt matter),add 3 TBS. Karo Syrup. Heat all ingedients over med. heat untill you start to see it bubble....then turn the heat to low and let it cook for 5 minutes (dont stir during the five minutes) Then remove from heat. Quickly add 1/2 tsp vanilla and 1/2 tsp baking soda, stir....then quickly pour over a large mixing bowl full of popped corn, mix it all up to get it evenly coated then enjoy! Baked Pumpkin SeedsingredientsSaltWorchestirshire Sauce (approx 1 TBS)1/2 stick margarine or butter (equals 1/4 cup)washed pumpkin seedsAfter you've made your Halloween Jack-O-Lantern pick out all the seeds from the guts put them in a strainer (collander) and wash them off. You can bake them immediately or put them in a solution of salt water (1/2cup salt and 4 Cups water) and set aside untill you are ready to bake them. When ready to bake, strain them from the salt water solution. Melt approx 1/2 stick maragrine onto a deep cookie sheet.....then place seeds evenly as possible over the melted butter, Sprinkle Worchestershire sauce over them...you decide how much, they dont have to be soaking in it but you want to make sure they are all covered....then sprinkle salt on top (again you decide how much). Bake in a 225 dg. oven untill they start getting crispy (approx 1 hour and 45 min ) stir them around once or twice while baking.....enjoy! White Chocolate Ghost on a Stickingredients: White choclatechocolate chip morselsYou will also need wax paper,clean dry popscicle sticks and a double boiler. If you dont have a double boiler coat a saucepan throughly with butter or margarine.Arrange in advance popscicle sticks on a sheet of wax paper several inches apart.Melt white chocolate over low heat untill completely melted. Helpfu HInt: You may want to rub on a thin coat of margarine to the wax paper, this can make it so much easier to peel off ghosts when they set up) Carefully pour chocolate onto each stick in the shape of a ghost (basically a blob :-) After you get them all poured and chocolate is semi-set, put two choco chip morsels on each ghost for eyes. When completely cooled and hardened gently peel each ghost from wax paper and enjoy! Cake in a Jack-O-Lantern Ingredients:12 to 18 oranges 1 (18-1/2oz.) pkg yellow cake mix You'll also need Heavy Duty Foil Cut 12 to 18 12in. squares of HEAVY DUTY foil; set aside. Cut 1-inch slice from top of each orange. Scoop out orange fruit and pulp. Leave peel intact as a baking curp. Prepare cake mix according to package directions. Fill each orange peel 2/3 full with prepared cake batter. Replace top of each orange. Place one filled orange in center of foil piece. Bring foil together at top and twist to make airtight. Bake for about 20 minutes in a 325 deg oven or untill a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool. If you have had a fire going in the fireplace and it's died down to hot coals you can also place oranges into coals for about 15 minutes.....fun! Let cool....thendecorate outside of orange with a black permanent marker as a 'jack-o-lantern' face. If you have a party that requires seating you can write the place name of person on the back to add to the table decor. Wait till last minute to do this next part or you can do it while guests are there: Serve with whipped creme (canned to squirt looks better but freshly whipped is fine too) then garnish with orange and brown sprinkles on top! Yummy treat! Apple Cider in a Jack-O-Lantern Ingedients:One med. to lrg. PumpkinApple Cider This makes a terrific punchbowl and centerpiece. Thoroughly clean inside of pumpkin. Make sure you remove all the fibrous strings. Paint a jack-o-lantern face on pumpkin using acrylic paint or permanent marker. Refrigerate pumpkin until ready to serve the drink. Pour cider or any other Halloween punch you choose into cold pumpkin! Serve into cups or glasses with a ladle. Frozen Hand in the Punch Bowl All you need for this fun addition to any Halloween punchbowl is a rubber glove (Surgical glove) easily obtained at any drugstore......and water! Simply fill the glove with water (or with the punch or cider you will be serving) only full enough so that you leave enough glove left to tie into a secure knot at the wrist end. Once knot is securely tied put in freezer. Remove when frozen;cut and peel away the glove and you have a frozen hand to keep your drinks cold and your punch bowl interesting! Biscuit Ghosts Ingredients needed:One or Two cans of Refrigerator BiscuitsCinnamon & Sugar Mixed togetherButter or MargarineLet children seperate and shape each biscuit lie a ghost...brush on meled butter...sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon and bake as directed. simple, fun and tasty! Candy Apple Parfait Ingredients needed:10 to 12 Apples1 Cup water1/2 cup Cimmanmon Candies1 (8 oz) Container Whipped ToppingPeel,core and slice apples into saucepan. Add water. Cook apples untl tender. Add cinnamon candies and stir untill melted. For a fancy parfait, layer apple mixture with whipped toppin in serving dishes. Serves 6 to 8. Apple Dumplings 4 apples 1 8-count package of crescent roll dough 1 cup sugar 1 cup orange juice 1 stick butter or margarine Peel, core, and half apples. Wrap each half in a crescent roll. Place wrapped apples in a baking dish. Mix sugar, juice, and butter or margarine together in a microwave safe bowl. Place in microwave and heat just until butter is melted. Pour mixture over dumplings. Bake at 350° for 35 minutes or until dumplings are golden brown. Visit these other sites for more enjoyable food fun ideas!

Links to other sites on the Web

Ben & Jerry's Homepage:includes kids cooking fun
Kids Cooking Club- Cooking for Kids!
Hershey's Foods page-reciepes included!

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