Mildred Day And Malitta Jensen Essay

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Mildred Day and Malitta Jensen had a problem. Often times amazing things can happen when people can find a solution to a problem. These homemakers were leaders of a Campfire Girls group. They needed the girls to make something that they could sell to raise funds for activities. The year was 1939 and these two busy ladies came up with Rice Krispie treats. They have truly become a world wide treat.

The basis of the recipe is simply Rice Krispies (a simple puffed rice cereal) and some kind of marshmallow cream. The original recipe can be found on the Kellogg site.

As with any great recipe everyone likes to tweak it and adjust it to get a little different flavor, texture or even appearance. In this article you will see two candy corn Rice Krispie …show more content…

spoon cake pan sprayed with non stick cooking spray waxed paper, a little larger than the size of the cake pan

In the sauce pan melt the butter over low heat. Add the marshmallows and keep stirring until they have all melted. Keep stirring and cooking for an extra minute. Remove from the heat and stir in the food coloring. Add the cereal and candy corn until they are covered completely. Place them in the pan, cover with wax paper and press out the mixture to be even in the pan. Allow to set up completely and then cut and share.

This next recipe changes the flavor with a little bit of zest added. Instead of adding candy corns they are shaped like candy corns. They take a little more work, but they are well worth the reaction. You are essentially making three different batches of Rice Krispsie treats, each in a different flavor and color and then shaping them into a candy corn.

You will need:
Non stick cooking spray
9 cups of cereal
9 tablespoons of butter separated
12 cups of miniature marshmallows, divided into three
1 tablespoon finely grated orange zest
1 tablespoon finely grated lemon

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