This is a no-cook recipe the children can mix with their hands. Flavor it
with any of the liquid flavorings in the supermarket, such as strawberry
and lemon. If you want, you can instead divide it into three portions and
add a few drops of food coloring to tint it yellow, red, and green. The
knead a small amount of flavoring into each one. This recipe makes about 1
1/2 lbs of candy.
Help the children measure all the ingredients into the large bowl. They
can take turns stirring it with the wooden spoon until it becomes too
stiff. Then they can knead it with their hands. They should continue
kneading until the dough is smooth.
Give each child a paper plate and a pencil. Tell them to turn their
plates OVER and write their names on the Bottom to prevent pencil lead
from getting on their mints. Help them hold their pencils correctly. Make
sure they use upper and lower case letters.
Give each child a portion of dough on his or her plate. The children can
pinch off pieces, roll them into balls, and press them lightly with a fork
to make a fancy butter mint. Children who cannot roll the candy into balls
can make snakes, cut the snakes into pieces, and press the pieces with a
fork. They might eat the pieces with the fork, but that's ok too.
Leave the mints on the plates and refrigerate them for 30 minutes, until
they become firm. Easter Mints taste even better the second day, if you
can keep everyone from eating them all on the first day. Cover with
plastic wrap and keep them in the refrigerator.
From a posting by Lois Flack
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