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As you prepare for your trick-or-treaters, and especially
as you design your jack-o-lanterns, keep in mind that we humans
can be transformed, just like the pumpkin, if we allow God to
pick us up from the dirt, bring us in and clean us up. He can
easily scoop out all the junky stuff from inside- the seeds of
doubt, hate, and greed – and then he can carve us a new smiling
face and put His light inside of us to shine for the entire world
to see! It’s really simple and sure worked for me.
Now, it’s time to make up a few treats for your family and
friends!
Monster
Mash Party Mix
10 cups popcorn
1 pound plain M&M’s
1 (14 oz.) jar dry roasted peanuts
1 cup raisins
1 cup miniature chocolate-covered peanut butter cups
Combine ingredients in a large bowl. Makes about 15 cups.
Cheesy
Mummy Wrapped Dogs
1 can (8 oz.) refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
4 Kraft Singles, cut diagonally in half
8 Oscar Mayer Beef Franks or Wieners
Preheat oven to 375°F. Unroll crescent dough; separate
into 8 triangles. Top each dough triangle with 1 Singles triangle
and 1 frank; roll up.
Place, seam sides down, on ungreased baking sheet.
Bake 12 minutes or until golden brown. Serve with your favorite
condiments, if desired.
Jazz It Up
Prepare as directed, spreading 1 tsp. Grey Poupon Dijon Mustard,
Kraft Original Barbecue Sauce or ketchup on each crescent roll
triangle before topping with Singles and frank.
Goblin
Goo
1 pkg. (8-serving size) JELL-O Brand Grape
or Orange Flavor Gelatin
1 qt. (4 cups) cold prepared KOOL-AID Grape or Orange Flavor Sugar-Sweetened
Soft Drink Mix
Prepare gelatin mix as directed on package. Refrigerate 4
hours or until firm.
Break gelatin into small flakes with fork. Spoon about 1/2 cup
gelatin into each of eight tall glasses. Pour ½ cup prepared
drink over gelatin in each glass.
Serve with straws.
Options: Prepare as directed, using 2 pkg. (4-serving size each)
JELL-O Brand Grape or Orange Flavor Gelatin.
Two-Color
Goo
Prepare 1 pkg. (4-serving size) each JELL-O Brand Grape and JELL-O
Brand Orange Flavor Gelatin as directed on package. Refrigerate
until firm, then break into flakes. Alternately layer 1/4 cup
each orange and grape gelatin flakes in each glass. Pour 1/2 cup
cold prepared drink over gelatin in each glass.
Great
Pumpkin Cake
1 pkg. cake mix, any flavor
1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
¼ cup (1/2 stick) butter, softened
4 cups powdered sugar
Few drops each: green, red and yellow food coloring
1 ice cream cone
Prepare cake batter and bake in 12-cup fluted tube pan as
directed on package. Cool in pan 10 min. Invert cake onto wire
rack; remove pan. Cool cake completely.
Meanwhile, beat cream cheese and butter in medium bowl with electric
mixer on medium speed until well blended. Gradually add sugar,
beating until well blended after each addition. Remove 1/2 cup
of the frosting; place in small bowl. Add green food coloring;
stir until well blended. Spread half of the green frosting onto
outside of ice cream cone; set aside. Cover and reserve remaining
green frosting for later use.
Add red and yellow food colorings to remaining white frosting
to tint it orange. Spread onto cake to resemble pumpkin. Invert
ice cream cone in hole in top of cake for the pumpkin’s stem.
Pipe the reserved green frosting in vertical lines down side of
cake.
Thanks to Leslie Eason for helping me come up with some great
Halloween treats this week!
Don’t forget your copy of “Lovin’ Spoonful
. . . Cooking With Family and Friends,” a compilation
of nearly 400 mouth-watering recipes by Sherrie Norris.
It is available at all locations of High Country Media
– Boone, Banner Elk, West Jefferson, and at The
Avery Journal in Newland, all Boone Drugs, Black Bear
Books, Trailway Laundry, Wilcox Emporium,( top level,
booth 312-W,) and beginning June 15 at Mast Store locations.
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