I found this page interesting as I have tried unsuccessfully to grow these in the past. Will use these directions and see what happens. Check it out – a lot of details and pictures abound.
http://www.rickswoodshopcreations.com/pineapple/pineapple.htm
Make a typical sugar cookie icing recipe as follows:
Mix: (add additional corn syrup to make sure it is runny)
1 cup powdered sugar – 2 teaspoons milk – 2 teaspoons light corn syrup – 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract – food coloring (black, yellow and orange)
Dip marshmallow into orange about one third the way up from the bottom. Dry.
Dip marshmallow into yellow about one half the way up the orange. Dry
Mix the rest of your icing to make black and dot the top part of marshmallow to make eyes. This step is not necessary as they are a unique little treat or party favor either way.
Happy Halloween
1 – is after making the egg naked and putting it in corn syrup
2- is after introducting the naked shriveled egg to water and food dye
This is really cool! It will amaze your kids and teach them some science all at once. Time needed: 4-7 days
Put an egg in a cup and fill it with apple cider vinegar till egg is covered. Cover tightly and let it sit. Each day give it a swirl. At the end you rinse off the egg and VIOLA! A rubber egg! Just be careful…it will bounce but is still delicate and very smelly when it breaks. LOL …Not rotten — just smells like vinegar. Always keep it in the fridge during the whole process!
Added tip: If you place the “naked egg” in corn syrup, it will shrink/shrivel up. The vinegar inside the egg moves through the semi-permeable membrane.
You can then place it in water with food coloring and “color” the inside of the egg and it will fill up again due to osmosis
What a great idea for a card for Mom on Mother’s Day.Fold a piece of construction paper (or card stock that you can decoupage on or color/paint a design on) and block outline the word MOM on one folded half. Make sure the top of MOM touches the top fold. This does not have to look perfect by any means – letters can be rounded out or have some waves in them. Be creative and have lots of fun. Decorate the front with stickers, glitter, colored glue, paint, etc. When done trim once again to give the edges a clean look. You can do this same design using the words DAD for Father’s Day or BABY for a baby shower or how about the name of the recipient?
Bake or use pre-made sugar cookies – any recipe will do so use a favorite. They can be soft or crisp depending upon personal preference. Use icing and pipe (you can use a zip-lock baggie with corner cut off) a dollop right in the middle to attach your gum drop. Pipe around edge of gum drop and then around the edge of the cookie itself. Use candy sprinkles in multiple colors or candy sugar or one color. Sombreros are always individual so have fun and be creative and make each one different.
Country & Victorian Times 