Roses in the Snow

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Roses in the Snow
By MalibuBarbie

For a great cooking experience which goes beyond just making :s) applesauce :s) try this:

Have each kid bring in a sliced and cored apple. Dump all together in an electric frying pan or crock pot. Simmer a few hours
or until soft. No need to add anything unless maybe some water if it gets dry--probably won't!

(I usually bring in a few apples myself to add to the mix. The mixture of all different types of apples is great for a good apple-y taste!)

In the bottom of a styrofoam cup (and without the kids seeing!) put about 6 mini marshmallows and 3 or 4 cinnamon red hots.

Spoon

hot applesauce over the marshies and hotties. Let them sit for a bit to "work their magic" and to cool off.

Hand out the cups--no spoons yet! Ask kids to tap the cup lightly on the table a few times and see what happens.

(Here's what happens! The marshmallow melts and so do the red hots. As you tap the cup, the white and the red work their way up to the top of the cup as the applesauce is working it's way down with each tap. You'll see white with splotches of red! Roses in the snow!)

Hand out the spoons and let them eat. The marshies add the sweet and the red hots add the spice! Perfect-o!

It's very fun--fun to do in the winter time too after a romp in the snow during recess. You could extend your observations about apples...they are picked in the fall and last all winter! You can't always get watermelon and berries and peaches in the winter but you can get apples! :s)