Who’s Who In The Kitchen
Fixing Holiday Treats Is Part Of The Fun For Children At Christmas
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' The holiday season la a time of
extra cooking and baking In many
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to gettn on the excitement and fun of
preparing special foods. Natasha
and Casandra Watts and their
friend, Ayishia Jones, are three such
children. On a recent evening, they
gathered at Ayishia’s house to make
some holiday treats - under the
supervision of Ayishia’s mom,
Gloria Jones.
^ Seven year old Natasha and her
flister, Cassandra, to live on Green
* Needles Court and attend Pinewood
Elementary School. Natasha is in
second grade; Cassandra, in fourth.
Both girls have birthdays coming up
laterthis month.
Natasha enjoys gym class and
going to the media center, while her
older sister’s favorite class is music.
“I like playing tambourines,” she
related.
Ayishia Just celebrated her
eighth birthday a month ago. Ishia is
in secood grade - at, ColHnswood
Elementary School, and is an
“experienced” cook, with french
toast and eggs to her credit. She
likes to cook - sort of. “She’s going
to be doing a lot of cooking in a
couple of years,” her mother
laughingly interjected, adding,
“Maihmy’s going to retire."
The other girls have also done
some cooking before. Natahsa
disclosed that she has “cooked
gttl ” While Cassandra has m.ilf
some desserts. Although she’s not
quite ready to assume chef status,
the oldest of the three girls is, in a
way, serving an apprenticeship in
the kitchen. “I wash dishes,” she
explained.
Both Cassandra and Natasha want
to be teachers when they grow up.
Ishia has another goal: “I want to be
a psychologist,” she declared.
Of course, at this time of year, all
three youngsters have Christmas
on their minds, and their lists for
Santa are ready y and, in Ayishia’s
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Natasha, Cassandra and Ayishia admire their culinary
masterpiece - easy-to-make “Krispie Treats.”
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The girls mixed Rice Krispies, marshmallows and
butter - with a little help from Ayishla’s mom.
case, long. Cassandra revealed that
she would like a watch, a “Frogger' ’
video game, and some new shoes for
Christmas. Natasha wants a watch
Ayishia would like a Cabbage
Patch doll, a tape record, purple
pants and leather pants (Santa
wonders if she would settle for pants
of purple leather), boots, and books.
The girls are not just thinking of
themselves this holiday season. If
they could give their mothers
anything in the world for Christmas,
what would they give? Natasha
would give her mom, Corinne Watts,.
a golden necklace - “if I had the
money.”
Cassandra would choose a new car
as her gift to her mother.
Ayishia decided to shoot for the
stars. “Everything in the world,”
was her reply. Then, coming down to
earth a bit, she thought it test to
add, 1land money.,r~ “ T
On this particular occasion, the
girls had fun making “Snowmen,” a
scrumptious cookie decoration that
you eat, and simple-to-prepare
Krispie Treats. This recipe, as well
as some others that follow, re
quires melting ingredients on the
stove, so for younger children,
supervision is needed. ~
Here are the recipes for both
treats, as well as several others that
children can make with a minimum
of adult help and supervision.
PEANUT CLUSTERS ^
Vi cup peanut butter
1 cup chocolate chips
l cup peanuts_
Combine peanut butter and
chocolate chips in top of
double boiler and place over
hot (not boiling) water until
chocolate melts. Stir until
blended, Add peanuts and
stir until well coated. Drop
by teaspoonfuls onto waxed
paper-lined baking sheet.
Chill until set. Makes 2
dozen.
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- butterscotch pieces
Ms cup chocolate chips
1 cup choW mein noodles
Ms cup salted nuts
Vi cup tiny marshmallows
Melt butterscotch and choco
late in a medium pan over
low* heat. Stir so it won’t
ifcll melted,
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stir in rest of ingredients. -
Drop with , teasfbon onto
waxed paper, ^gfrigerate
untU firm. Makes about 2
dozen. i* *
PEANUT BUTTERtt
BALLS
1 cup sugar
1 stick butter
1 cup peanut butter
2 cups Rice Krispies
1 cup chopped peanuts
coconut , - f
for 10 minutes. Cool. Add
remaining ingredients. Drop
by teaspoonfuls intg coconut.
Roll to coat. Makes at least
60.
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Tteae homemade tree decoration* are made with Bisquick and water.
Baked Handmade Ornaments
Add Holiday Cheer
Dock the halls with handmade
ornaments It starts in the kitchen,
In the oven with dough ornaments
made with Bisquick baking mix.
The ornaments can be an exercise
in creativity with whimsical crea
i fashioned from pliable dough,
i will enjoy contributing to
scene with imaginative
1 Use cookie cutters or draw
original designs by combining piec
Lovely on the tree or mantel,
Dough Ornaments also make attrac
oven to .ISO degrees. Mix 2
nil in baking mix to coat:
ball. Knead 10 times. Ron
L4€ stand uncovered a
Cut into desired shapes,
ot 2 sixes to obtain
,^or design your own pat
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end of plastic straw. Bake on un
greased cookie sheet until golden
brown, 8 to 10 minutes. About ten
4-inch ornaments.
High Altitude Directions (3500 to
6500 feet): Decrease baking mix to
m cups and add M? cup all-pur
pose flour. ._
FUN ORNAMENTS TO MAKE...AND EAT!^^^ <
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SNOWMAN-—
For each “ornament,” you’ll
need:
1 large round cookie
1 small cookie
2 Tablespoons thawed
Cod Whip
licorice bits _
cinnamon candy _
Arrange cookies in shape of
nead and body. Frost with
Cool Whip. Use bits of
licorice for hat, eyes, nose,
buttons. Use cinnamon
candy for mouth. Serve
immediately or freeze until
ready to eat.
CANDY CANES
ladyfingers
. Cool Whip, tinted deep pink
red sugar sprinkles
Cut ladyfingers into candy
cane shapes. Frost with Cool
Whip. Decorate with
sprinkles.
CHRISTMAS-1
TREE <
For each tree, you’ll need: j
1 rolled sugar cone
3 tablespoons Cool Whip ,
green food coloring
sugar sprinkles
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Tint Cool Whip with a drop
of food coloring. Frost cone.
Decorate with sprinkles. Top
with star made from
gumdrop.
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CHRISTMAS <
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Minature donuts *
Cool Whip tinted with I
green food coloring <
gumdrops J
sugar sprinkles 1
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Frost donuts with Cool Whip!
Decorate with sprinkles and
bits of gumdrops. t
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home cooks across the' country,
Rebus, Inc., a New York-based
publisher-producer of quality
cooking series, is' compiling a
multi-volume collection of hbme
cooks’ best recipes. The series will
be illustrated with original photo
graphs in full color, and will in
clude sections on chicken, cookies,
brunches, salads, desserts, holiday
specialties, and almost every cook
ing category. The name of the cook
and the cookbook will appear on the
page with the recipe; the complete
name and address of the organize
tior will appear on the acknow
ledgements page.
Ms. Pelzman asks that “anyone
with a cookbook to bring to our
attention, please drop a postcard or
note to GHCCB, Rebus, Inc., 250
Park Avenue South, New York, N.Y.
10003... or better still, send a copy of
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StAROBCANDY SQUARES^
Vi cup honey _ •
Vi cup peanut butter
Vi cup carob powder
1 cup roasted soybeans or
peanuts
1 cup raisins
1 cup flaked coconut
In a medium saucepan stir
together honey and peanut
butter over low heat just
until melted. Remove from
heat and stir in carob til
well-blended. Stir in
soybeans or peanuts, raisins,
and % cup of the coconut til
well coated. Press mixture
into a wax paper-lined
9x5x3 inch loaf pan. Sprinkle
surface with rest of coconut.
Press lightly into candy.
Cover and chill until firm.
Cut into squares. Store in
refrigerator. Makes 24.
MACAROONS
1 8-ounce package shredded
coconut
1 cup sweetened condensed
milk
1 tsp. vanilla
Mix ingredients. Drop by tea
spoon onto well-greased
cookie sheet. Bake in oven at
350 about 10 minutes. Cool
slightly before removing
from pan. Makes 2 dozen.
IffiW KRISPIE TREATS £19
5 cups Rice Krispies
40 marshmallows
1 stick butter or margarine
Melt over low heat in large
pot. Add marshmallows and
stir constantly until melted.
Remove pot from heat. Add
Rice Krispies and mix
together. Spread in a
buttered 9x13-inch pan and
refrigerate until firm. Cut
into bars.
PEANUT BUTTER^
KISSES
1-3 cup honey
1-3 cup peanut butter
1 cup instant nonfat dry milk
powder
Vi cup crushed cereal flakes
Stir honey and peanut butter
until blended. Add dry milk
powder gradually, mixing
well, You may have to use
your hands to mix it in. (Be
sure they’re clean first!)
Shape into small balls and
roll in crushed cereal.
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