5 REASONS WHY I BELIEVE IN THE EASTER BUNNY  

RECIPES

Bird's Nests

Melt entire bag of chips and 1 tbsp. of shortening slowly in microwave or in double boiler on stove top. If using microwave, heat full power in intervals of 30 seconds at a time and then less as chips begin to melt. You want the chips and shortening to be well blended and creamy and hot. DO NOT OVERCOOK!!!

Immediately pour the can of chow mien noodles into the peanut butter mixture and toss lightly to coat noodles. Avoid crunching noodles. Using a spatula can help. Do this quickly, making sure the noodles are evenly coated. Drop by spoonfuls onto WAX PAPER and gently form into the shape of a nest, leaving a hollowed area in the center in which you immediately place three M&M peanut candies for the "birds eggs".

Helps to have two people!   Each batch makes approximately 14 nests.

These delicious cream filled eggs taste just like a very famous store bought one. They are easy to make and kids and adults love them.

Beat butter, salt and vanilla until fluffy. Add milk, beat in sugar. Blend until stiff. Dust with brown sugar. Knead til smooth.

Set aside more then 2/3 of mixture. To the remaining mixture add yellow food coloring.   Blend in well.    Divide yellow and white into 16 or 24 pieces.   Shape yellow into ball, mould white around yellow to form an egg shape.   Dry at room temperature on paper towels for 24 hours.

Melt chocolate in double boiler or in microwave until smooth.   Dip eggs in chocolate (paraffin wax may be added and melted with chocolate to prevent chocolate from melting in your hands).    Once dipped cool at room temperature. Refrigerate after cool.

When sliced these eggs will have a white cream filling with a yellow filling that appears to be the yolk.  They look nice sitting in an Easter basket!!

Coconut Macaroon Nests

Combine all ingredients, except jellybeans, in a large bowl. Drop 1 Tbsp. at a time of mixture on a greased cookie sheet. Take the back of a spoon and press in the middle of each macaroon to shape the nest. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Allow nests to cool and place 3 - 4 jelly beans in each nest.

EASY CHOCOLATE CHEWIES

EASTER JOKE

EASTER CRAFTS

Sugar Easter Eggs
(NON-EDIBLE)

             These make a wonderful decoration but remember these are NOT edible.

Beat egg white, add confectioners sugar, then add granulated sugar. Use food coloring if desired. Put in mold; let dry for about 1/2 hour; scoop out mold to the right thickness. I fasten the two halves of the eggs together with Royal Icing and decorate inside with scene and outside with the icing. These make a great gift and can be stored for the following year. People love them.

Paper Plate Bunny

Using paper plates, glue small one to top of large one to form head and body. Cut out bunny ears from pink paper. Glue or staple to head. Draw eyes and nose on face of plate with crayons or markers. Glue a cotton ball on the back for a tail.

Easter Baskets

Take 2 liter soda bottles and make them into Easter Baskets, The ways to decorate is endless. Hope you have lots of fun. I measured up about 5" and cut the bottle, I also leave 2 pieces about 1" wide for the handle.

You've all heard ....."The Night Before Christmas".....Well this is

"The Night Before Easter"

Twas the night before Easter. All was calm and laid back.
Fred, the mouse in the kitchen, snarfed down a late snack.
The eggs were all dyed but still drippy and sticky...
To be honest, they looked just a little bit icky.

There were big jelly beans, chocolate bunnies and such,
And as Fred stuffed his face, he sighed, "This is too much!"
Phil and Rose were in bed watching late night TV,
While munching saltines with low-sodium Brie.

Then a sudden commotion rang out in the night.
It shook Phil and Rose, really gave them a fright.
Phil's hair stood on end, and his eyes bugged out big...
Rose whipped off the covers and knocked off her wig.

They lunged to the window, yanked open the blinds...
What they saw was amazing; it boggled their minds:
Across the night sky, with a noise like the dickens,
Soared a minivan drawn by eight overgrown chickens!

At the wheel sat a bunny -- cute, fuzzy and fat --
In designer blue jeans and a Panama hat.
Like a speeding space shuttle, those chickens they flew,
As the van driver called to each hen in his crew:

"Now, Ashley! Now, Sheila! Now, Kelsey and Bo!
On Bethany, Liza! On Daphne, on Flo!"
The van made its landing lickety-split ...
Nearly wiped out the shrubs and the barbecue pit!

Then up on the roof, much to Phil's consternation,
They squawked of egg prices and space navigation.
They made so much noise that Phil started to stammer,
"If you guys don't shut up, we'll get thrown in the slammer!"

Fuzzy hopped down the chimney, amidst all this racket,
And emerged from the fireplace, adjusting his jacket.
This bunny was chic, he had class, he had flair ..
Not your average bozo, not your typical hare.

His ears were enormous; his huge overbite
Was right under a nose like a pink neon light.
His manner was smooth, he was hip, he was cool;
This floppy-eared bunny was no fuzzy fool.

"While I'm here," he smiled, "Everybody relaxes ...
I'm not selling storm windows, won't audit your taxes.
I'm just here to bring you some fun and delight.
Eat, drink, and be merry! Let's party tonight!"

So they sipped diet soda and swapped silly jokes,
Those birds and their bunny just being plain folks.
Then flop-ears said, "Hey, friends, we've had quite a ball,
But my chickens and I are now due in St. Paul!"

He crossed both his eyes. Then he wiggled one ear,
And he yelled to his chicken team, "We're outta here!"
As the minivan rose in the 3 a.m. sky,
He called out, "Later, Phil! And to you, Rose, good-bye!"

As he sped out of sight, his two friends heard him say,
"Happy Easter to all! Have a beautiful day!"


What I Learned From The Easter Bunny  

All work and no play can make you a basket case.
Walk softly and carry a big carrot.
The best things in life are still sweet and gooey!
Everyone is entitled to a bad hare day.
Keep your paws off other people's jellybeans.
Everyone needs a friend who is all ears.
To show your true colors you have to come out of your shell.
There's no such thing as too much candy.




The "Bunny Hop"

Right, right
Left, left
Up
Back
Hop, hop, hop
(repeat)


            EGG TRIVIA  

Did you know?

	To tell if an egg is raw or hard-cooked, spin it! If the egg spins easily, it is hard-cooked but if it wobbles, it is raw.
	If an egg is accidentally dropped on the floor, sprinkle it heavily with salt for easy clean up.
	White shelled eggs are produced by hens with white feathers and ear lobes. Brown shelled eggs are produced by hens with red feathers and red ear lobes.
	A hen requires 24 to 26 hours to produce an egg. Thirty minutes later, she starts all over again.
	The egg shell may have as many as 17,000 tiny pores over its surface. Through them, the egg can absorb flavors and odors. Storing them in their cartons helps keep them fresh.
	Eggs age more in one day at room temperature than in one week in the refrigerator.

Egg Safety

Eggs have been used to celebrate spring festivals for centuries.  Symbolic Easter rabbits and colored eggs came to America with German settlers, and egg hunts have been beloved by children ever since.   Easter egg hunts can be fun and safe for all if a few simple guidelines are followed:  

Inspect eggs before purchasing them, making sure that they are not dirty or cracked.   Dangerous bacteria may enter a cracked egg. Store eggs in their original carton on a refrigerator shelf until ready for preparation.   Keep eggs away from foods with strong odors (such as fish).   Be sure that they do not freeze.   For best results with hard-cooked eggs, buy eggs 1 week in advance and refrigerate them.   Eggs can be "too fresh" to peel easily.

TIPS TO FINDING EASTER EGGS

	Look for easter bunny fur and follow that trail to the easter egg.
	Get up before everybody else and find the eggs, then go back to bed and act   like you never got up.
	Listen really hard while they are being hidden!
	Every year when you write to the Easter Bunny to ask him how he is, ask for a map of where he hides the eggs.
	First, look for eggs in the not so obvious places, like the freezer or refrigerator.
	Look for eggs tucked inside cushions or a piano.
	Look for bunny tracks to the hidden eggs.  Look in the grass. Look under the  porch.  Look on the deck!   Look close to the gate.  Look behind the tree.  Look in the trees.
	Look for eggs hidden under furniture.
	Look for eggs under or tucked deep into bushes, rocks, and trees.
	Look in the highest places.
	Look in unusual places.

 
        RABBIT JOKES 

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4/15/2001
3/31/2002
4/20/2003
4/11/2004
3/27/2005
4/16/2006
4/08/2007
3/23/2008
4/12/2009
4/04/2010

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