Easter Mints Kids Can Make



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Easter Mints Kids Can Make

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Posted by ADMIN at 09/26/2007 06:34 | 0 comments

Directions:

This is a no-cook recipe the children can mix with
their hands. Flavor it with any of the liquid
flavorings in the supermarket, such as strawberry and
lemon. If you want, you can instead divide it into
three portions and add a few drops of food coloring to
tint it yellow, red, and green. The knead a small
amount of flavoring into each one. This recipe makes
about 1 1/2 lbs of candy. Help the children measure
all the ingredients into the large bowl. They can take
turns stirring it with the wooden spoon until it
becomes too stiff. Then they can knead it with their
hands. They should continue kneading until the dough
is smooth. Give each child a paper plate and a pencil.
Tell them to turn their plates OVER and write their
names on the Bottom to prevent pencil lead from
getting on their mints. Help them hold their pencils
correctly. Make sure they use upper and lower case
letters. Give each child a portion of dough on his or
her plate. The children can pinch off pieces, roll
them into balls, and press them lightly with a fork to
make a fancy butter mint. Children who cannot roll the
candy into balls can make snakes, cut the snakes into
pieces, and press the pieces with a fork. They might
eat the pieces with the fork, but that's ok too.
Leave the mints on the plates and refrigerate them for
30 minutes, until they become firm. Easter Mints taste
even better the second day, if you can keep everyone
from eating them all on the first day.


Ingredients:

1/3 c Soft butter
1/3 c Light corn syrup
1/2 ts Salt
1 ts Flavoring
3 1/2 c ( 1 lb ) sifted
-confectioner sugar
Large bowl
Wooden spoon
Paper plates
Pencils

Serves:

1 Servings 		 
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