From: uujerri@ariel.lerc.nasa.gov
Newsgroups: misc.kids
Subject: Easter Snack Summary
Date: 7 Apr 92 17:04:00 GMT
Article-I.D.: ariel.7APR199212045839
Organization: NASA Lewis Research Center
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Here is a summary of the easter snacks I received.  Thank you to all that
responded.

From: rabbit@lindy.Stanford.EDU (Aleta Hanna)

My kids really like carrots.  Sometimes, for a treat, I buy them 
the tiny kind that still have the tops attached.  I think most kids 
think them (the carrots, that is,) cute.

If your have time, and don't mind some waste, peanutbutter sandwiches
cut into little shapes with a cookie cutter.

From: mma@flash.bellcore.com (Mary M Lau)

I just saw in my Parenting magazine an ad/recipe for jello easter candy.
You take the usual jello and whip cream mixture and use cookie cutters to
cut Easter shapes. I can send you the exact recipe if needed.  You can eliminatethe whip cream and stick to jello jiggles!

From:    <CXF12@PSUVM.PSU.EDU> Carol Fischer

Easter eggs (colored hard-boiled eggs) would seem to be an obvious choice.

For something a little less healthy -- I've seen oval-shaped cookie cutters so
you could make & decorate sugar cookies.

From: slink@cs.rice.edu (Sharon Casteel)

OK, it's not a _healthy_ snack, but how about cupcakes with
either green frosting and jellybeans or green-dyed shredded
coconut and jellybeans?  The idea is to make it look like Easter
eggs hidden in the grass.

Another thought--rabbit-shaped cookies or biscuits.

Now I'm getting hungry :-).....

From: maunakea.Data-IO.COM!lisam@uhura.neoucom.EDU (Lisa Matheson)

Your post reminded me of some ads I've seen from Jello on
worm pudding (chocolate pudding, crumbled oreo cookies and gummy
worms make a convincing worms-in-dirt dessert) and thought
you could do the same type of thing for a secular Easter theme:

Get tapioca, pistachio pudding, lemon custard or something else
that's pastel colored -- maybe even layer two different colors.
When it's half set, stir in confetti candies, jelly beans
or fruit, and top with the candy chicks or bunnies.

You could top it with yellow-colored coconut or lemon peel 
shavings to look like straw for the chicks or bunnies to sit in.

You might consider posting a summary of recipes -- I'd be interested
in seeing what other people come up with!

From: mgaudrea%scgraph@blackbird.afit.af.mil (Michele L.D. Gaudreault)

How about ... Easter eggs!  I can't think of much that is healthier than
a hard-boiled egg. I also can't think of much that would be easier (or
more fun) to make.  You could probably do something fun with carrot cake
too.

From: llf@research.att.com

Carrots.

From:    GOLDBERG@NSSDCA.GSFC.NASA.GOV (Patti Twigg)

Yesterday at my daughter's arts and craft club they used rice
krispie treats to make nests (in cups) and then put candy eggs
and a mallow bird in the egg. The kids did it themselves. My daughter
is in first grade. Hope this helps.

From: Jane Marcus <janem@hpfclg.fc.hp.com>

I haven't tried these, but I was planning to get my kids for their
Easter baskets something called "Basket Buddies".  I saw an ad for
these Easter snacks which are made of fruit instead of candy.
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