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Recipe: Squiggly Worms




Ingredients:
1 pkg. (6 oz.) Raspberry or grape flavor gelatin
3 envelopes Unflavored gelatin
3 cups Boiling water
100 Flexible plastic straws
1 Tall (same height as extended straws), slender 4 cup container
3/4 cup Whipping cream
12 to 15 Drops green food coloring

How to make this recipe:
1. In a bowl, combine gelatins.
2. Add boiling water; stir until gelatins completely dissolve.
3. Chill until lukewarm, about 20 min.
4. Meanwhile, gently pull straws to extend to full length; place in tall container.
5. Blend cream and food coloring with the lukewarm gelatin mixture.
6. Pour into container, filling straws.
7. Chill until gelatin is firm, at least 8 hours, or cover and chill up to 2 days.
8. Pull straws from container (if using a carton, tear carton away from straws).
9. Pull straws apart; run hot tap water for about 2 seconds over 3 to 4 straws at a time.
10. Starting at the empty ends, push worms from straws with rolling pin, or use your fingers; lay worms on waxed paper-lined baking sheets.
11. Cover and chill until ready to use, at least 1 hour or up to 2 days.
12. Worms will hold at room temp. up to 2 hours.

Cooking time: about 5 min. Prep time: about 15 min., plus overnight chilling. Use a cleaned 1-quart milk or orange juice carton to hold straws.

Recipe from: Jenny Wanderscheid - Childfun.com





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