Make a favorite sugar cookie recipe (a recipe that makes hard sugar cookies) or you can make this with gingerbread. Cook the cookie in a “whoopie pie” pan. When cookies are done and cooled take two halves and use icing the “glue” them together after you have stuffed the bottom side of this “pie” with Skittles, M&M or similar candies. Pipe on a bow of icing or tie on a ribbon with a bow on top. Would make a great gift or party favor or wouldn’t it be a special treat for the kids for desert?
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Handling the Planting of Flowers Classified as Impatient by Guest Writer FlowersByPost.Org.UK
1. THE SO-CALLED IMPATIENT PLANTS
There is a specific classification of plants that goes under the name “Impatient”. The reason for this name can be found in the way those types of plants are being grown. They usually grow in a garden and they their roots dig deep into the soil. A couple of other easy ways to grow them is by seeds or cutting. Either way they grow easily and without any problems. If you happen to purchase annual impatient flowers and shelter them indoors you will have to take care of them properly and place in a solid ground with enough soil and you will have to provide nutrition and water regularly in sufficient quantities. Of course, the smartest thing is to place them in your garden outside but some people find no troubles with raising them in their house. All it really takes is enough space for the roots of the flower to spread and enough water for them to drink. Every gardener can save himself a lot of problems when it comes down to impatient plants if he delivers the proper care and attention to all of his plants and flowers. This article will explain how to further handle impatient flowers in greater details.
2. APPLICATIONS OF IMPATIENT FLOWERS
Most people put impatient flowers into good use by making the best of their positive effects as bleeding or border flowers or flowers preserved in containers. The best conditions for them and the only ones they require in order to grow quickly and naturally are enough moisture and a rich soil which is easy to drain and wet and finally, shadows-large or small, it doesn’t matter. You have to remember that impatient flowers do not handle the sunlight is such a welcoming manner as most well-known flowers do. Naturally, every flower can get accustomed to the new environment but you have to take the necessary precautions and do it gradually so that no serious damages are allowed. Every flower loves the sun and so do impatient flowers, but because of their higher sensitivity you need to be more cautious with them. The best way to help your impatient flowers to get used to the sunlight is by taking them over rare periods of time under the sunlight and increasing or making more regular that period every other week. If you do it properly and you follow some sort of a plan and a schedule, your impatient flowers should have no problem adapting to your desired amount of sunshine.
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3. PUTTING THE IMPATIENT FLOWERS IN YOUR GARDEN
Finally after the weather turns hot and friendly enough you can feel free to transport your impatient flowers from your home to your garden in the yard or on the balcony. Every impatient flower comes with a box of some sort. You need to spill as much as possible from that liquid upon the soil in order to make it easy for the flower to establish itself. If you manage to perform the right twist with your hand on the package, the impatient plants will be released from the container into your hand safely and easily. If it doesn’t work the first time try one more time and make sure that there aren’t any roots caught up in the opening in the bottom of the vase. Feel free to remove those roots and release the flower. When you put the flower back in the soil in your garden the roots will grow again longer and stronger.
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Milk Jug Snowman Outside Decoration
This is so simple of an idea and you can get your child involved to help get a kick start to the holiday festivities. Thoroughly clean milk/orange juice container by letting soak overnight with water and about two tablespoons of bleach. Rinse and dry. While you are waiting for this use old buttons or paper cutouts for mouth, nose and eyes. Get creative and give the snowman earmuffs, eyeglasses or whatever other creative add-on you can give to provide your snowman with a personality. For the lights: If making three or more like in the picture use a string of lights that is 150 lights. Puncture a hole in the back of the jug and push lights until you have about forty in each jug. This will provide room for the snowman to be placed close but as you desire. You can also use a little sand or some rocks in the jug before you put the lights in them to hold them securely if wind should arise.
Melting Snowman Cookie Idea
Great idea: Make sugar cookies top with icing and (malt ball covered with frosting) or (gum paste ball) and then place M&M’s for the buttons and don’t forget the snowman’s arms, eyes, nose and mouth made of piped frosting or/or licorice. Great for a party and can you imagine the smiles you will get from your kids if these were waiting for them when they get home from school. Use the same idea for a melting witch for Halloween.
Bacon “Cup” for a Salad
Wrap foil around the underside of a cupcake tin. Wrap bacon around and over the bottom of each cupcake well. Bake at 300 degrees for five minutes. This will not take very long and keep your eye on them. Gently slide off the cupcake well and place on paper toweling to dry. Before putting salad in them place in fridge to get a nice cool temperature. Instead of using this with a salad try crumbled up sweet cornbread for a more savory dish.
