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HALLOWEEN WORMS

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Halloween Worms

Notes: Use a cleaned 1-quart milk or orange juice carton to hold straws.

 


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INGREDIENTS

  • Cooking Time: 20
  • Servings: 100
  • Preparation Time: 15
  • 1 (6 ounce) package raspberry gelatin or grape flavor gelatin
  • 3 (1/4 ounce) envelopes unflavored gelatin
  • 3 cups boiling water
  • 100 flexible plastic straws
  • 1 tall slender 4 cup container (same height as extended straws)
  • 3/4 cup whipping cream
  • 12-15 drops green food coloring
  • In a bowl, combine gelatins.

DIRECTIONS

Add boiling water; stir until gelatins completely dissolve.


Chill until lukewarm, about 20 minutes.


Meanwhile, gently pull straws to extend to full length;


place in tall container.


Blend cream and food coloring with the lukewarm gelatin mixture.


Pour into container, filling straws.


Chill until gelatin is firm, at least 8 hours, or cover and chill up to 2 days.


Pull straws from container (if using a carton, tear carton away from straws).


Pull straws apart; run hot tap water for about 2 seconds over 3 to 4 straws at a time.


Starting at the empty ends, push worms from straws with rolling pin, or use your fingers; lay worms on waxed paper-lined baking sheets.


Cover and chill until ready to use, at least 1 hour or up to 2 days.


RECIPE BACKSTORY

Notes: Use a cleaned 1-quart milk or orange juice carton to hold straws.

RECIPE REVIEWS

Apr/22/2007 10:04 pm babs
Very interesting idea for Halloween. Every year I do a Halloween party for my little sister and I always make them do a treasure hunt in jars of "yukky" stuff. This will be perfect!

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