SIMPLE SHERBERT RECIPE

Ingredients:
1 cup icing sugar
1 tsp. Bicarbonate soda
1/4 tsp. citric acid
Jelly crystals
You will need a very cold bowl and a spoon. The rest is so simple you´ll be surprised!
Simply mix all the ingredients in a bowl.
2. Taste

FRUIT FACE SALAD

Clean lettuce leaves for base
Canned peach halves, drained for body and head
Raisins for eyes
Carrot sticks for legs
Shredded carrot (for hair)
Licorice for arms
Who said food can´t be fun too. The kids will put these ingredients together to make a face, then eat it up… lots of fun!

CARMEL APPLE CRUNCH

8 oz Cream cheese, softened
1/2 c Brown sugar
1/2 tsp. Vanilla
1/2 tsp. Caramel Flavoring
Blend all ingredients with mixer. Serve with apple slices. Tastes like caramel apples, but doesn´t stick to the roof of your mouth or your teeth

ANTS IN THE SAND

2 Graham crackers
Chocolate sprinkles

Place graham crackers in a plastic sandwich bag and crush with a rolling pin. Add a few chocolate sprinkles to make ants, then seal the bag. Give them to the kids to take outside and eat or let them pour it into a small bowl and eat at the table--using their fingers, of course. Variations: Add raisins (call them beetles), red hots (ladybugs) or mini chocolate chips (spider eggs).

Yield: 1 Serving

FROZEN CHOCOLATE BANANAS

1 medium banana - peeled and cut lengthwise.
2 1/2 squares graham crackers -- finely crushed.
1 teaspoon chocolate syrup.
Wrap banana halves in wax paper or foil and freeze until hard. On sheet of wax paper spread half the cracker crumbs; coat 1 banana half with 1/2-tsp. Chocolate syrup, then roll in crumbs. Repeat procedure with remaining banana half. Serve immediately or wrap in food wrap plastic and store in freezer until ready to use.

MUENSTER BEETLES

Great for Halloween!
Crunchy Chow Mein Noodles
Muenster Cheese (or other soft block cheese)

Cut cheese into 2" x 1" rectangular blocks. Gently insert three chow mein noodles on each side of cheese block for legs. Using two broken chow mein noodles, insert into "head" as antennae.
Note: Cheddar makes a bright and colorful beetle, but can be very frustrating for little fingers as the cheese is a bit too hard to press the noodles into without breaking. Use softer cheese such as Gouda, Monterey Jack, or even Mozzarella.

APPLE COBBLER QUICK TREAT

18 Oatmeal cookies
1 can Apple pie filling
large microwave container square or rectangular
Have your child crumble 9 cookies in bottom of dish. Open and pour on can of pie filling spread evenly, crumble up other 9 cookies on top place lid on container and vent place in microwave for 5 minutes on high. Allow to cool before serving.

OCTOPUS HOTDOGS

By cutting your hot dogs just right, you can make octopus hotdogs! Simply cut your hotdogs lengthwise four times to within an inch or so of the tip on one end. You should have 1 inch of "regular hot dog" and 8 "legs". Put in the pot to boil as usual and the hot water will curl the "legs" up and provide your kids with Octopus Hotdogs! Always a hit in my house.

GREAT ANYTIME SNACKS

Keep this list handy when considering snacks that are nutritious as well as low in sugar.
These snacks can be eaten anytime in moderation.

White milk
Cheese
Plain Yogurt
Plain Whole Grain Muffins
Enriched/Whole grain crackers, bread and rolls
Raw fruits and vegetables
Unsweetened fruit and vegetable juice
Eggs
Peanut butter
Nuts and Seeds
Pizza
Nuts and bolts
Water

HOT CHOCOLATE MIX 1

3 cups powdered milk
1/2-cup Cocoa
3/4-cup Sugar
Dash of salt
Sift the ingredients into a large bowl. Pack the mix into an airtight container.
To use mix:
Place 4 tablespoons of the Hot Chocolate Mix into a mug.
Pour in 8 ounces boiling water.
Stir until the Chocolate mix is dissolved.
Garnish with marshmallows or whipped cream.

LEMON SODA MAKE IT YOURSELF

You need the juice of one lemon or orange
A glass of water
1 tsp. Of sugar
1 tsp. Baking soda

1. Mix the freshly squeezed juice with water and sugar in a glass.
2. Add 2 ice cubes and the baking soda.
Stir in some bubbles and drink up.

CREAMY JIGGLERS

To make these delicious treats you will need:

2 ½ cups boiling water
1 cup cold milk
2 large (or 4 small) packages red gelatin powder
1 small package vanilla instant pudding mix

Stir boiling water into gelatin. Dissolve completely. Cool to room temperature (about a half hour). Add pudding mix. Beat with wire whisk until well blended (1 - 2 minutes). Quickly pour into gelatin and stir with wire whisk until well blended.

Pour into 13" x 9" pan. Refrigerate until firm (3 hours). To cut jigglers, dip bottom of pan in warm water for 15 seconds to loosen gelatin. Cut jigglers with heart shaped cookie cutters. Lift from pan and enjoy.

JULIUS SHAKES

Basic recipe:
1 cup juice (be creative Orange, Strawberry, Cranberry, Apple & Grape are nice)
1 cup water
1 egg white
3/4 tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 cup sugar
1 cup ice (crushed is best)
Blend at high speed. Serves 2.
Note: The egg white is to make the drink frothy, which it is famous for. You can omit the white, or use that powdered egg white (meringue powder) that is sold in the Wilton baking section of most stores.

BANANA PORCUPINES

BANANA PORCUPINES
Cut a ripe banana into ¾ inch slices. Have your child roll the slices in a bowl of their favorite cereal, to make porcupines. Have them add raisins for eyes.

BUG JUICE PUNCH

2 10 ounce pkgs. Frozen Strawberries, defrosted
1 6 Ounce Can lemonade concentrate, thawed
1 quart ginger ale
2 cups raisins
6 gummy worms

Mix the strawberries and lemonade concentrate in a blender until smooth and thick. Gradually add ginger ale. Transfer the beverage to a punch bowl. Stir in any remaining ginger ale and the raisins. Place the gummy worms on the rim of the bowl for a swampy effect.
YIELD: 10 Servings

PUPPY CHOW FOR KIDS

1 stick Butter or Margarine
1 cup Peanut butter
1 lb. Box powdered sugar
1 lg. Box Crispix cereal
12 oz. Package milk chocolate chips
Melt margarine, peanut butter and chocolate chips in a microwave on medium setting until melted. Stir. Place one large box of Crispix cereal in a large pan and pour chocolate mixture over top and coat thoroughly. Place 1 lb. box of powdered sugar in a grocery bag. Put coated cereal in the bag and shake until powdered sugar covers cereal mixture.

APPLE CAKE

1 cup Melted butter or margarine or oil
3/4 cup Maple syrup or honey
1 tsp. Vanilla
2 cups Whole wheat flour
1 1/2 tsp. Baking powder
1 tsp. Salt
1 1/ 2 tsp. Cinnamon
1/2-3/4 cup Raisins
1 cup Chopped nuts
4 medium Apples peeled, cored and chopped small

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 9-by-13-inch baking pan.
Mix the melted butter, sweetener (syrup or honey) and vanilla.
In another bowl, mix the dry ingredients. Combine the liquid and dry ingredients, stirring until blended. Do not over mix. Stir in raisins, nuts and apples. Spread batter in the baking pan.

Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until done.
Decorate the top by placing a paper doily on top of the cake and sift powdered sugar over the doily.

LEMONADE PIE 1

1 8 oz. carton Cool Whip
1 6 oz. can frozen lemonade concentrate
14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk
1 9-inch graham cracker crust - deep dish if you can find it

In a large bowl combine the Cool Whip, lemonade, and sweetened
condensed milk blending well.
Pour the mixture into the crust and chill until firm--about 2 hours.

BUTTER CRUNCH POP CORN

1/2 cup Butter or margarine
1 cup Granulated sugar
1/4 cup Light corn syrup
1/4 tsp. Salt
1/4 tsp. Baking soda
1/2 tsp. Vanilla
1/2 tsp. Butter extract (optional)
2-1/2 quarts Popped Corn
3/4 cup Whole almonds, toasted*
3/4 cup Whole pecans, toasted*
Here´s how:
Preheat oven to 250°F. Melt butter in medium saucepan. Stir in sugar, corn syrup and salt. Heat to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil for 8 minutes, stirring only once, over lowest heat possible to maintain a boil. Remove from heat; stir in soda, vanilla and butter extract, if desired. Gradually pour over popped pop corn and nuts, mixing well. Turn into a large, shallow baking pan. Bake for 30 minutes, mixing well after 15 minutes. Allow to cool completely on foil. Break apart and store in tightly covered container.