Homemade Treats

Back in May Aunt Carrie sent us a package that included some homemade treats -- including homemade marshmallows. The kids were impressed that marshmallows could be made at home. Plus, they tasted pretty good.


So this year for end-of-year teacher gifts, we made batches of ... yep ... Marshmallows!

Sorry, but there are no photos of the softened gelatin or the boiling hot sugar syrup or the miraculous cloud of fluff produced when the two are whipped together. But after it's spread in a pan and allowed to cool and dry a bit overnight, the fluff becomes a lovely spongy slab of marshmallow that then has to be cut. A pizza cutter works pretty well for this.



The result is charming, yummy, irregularly shaped marshmallows.


We packaged ours with sleeves of graham crackers and several Hershey bars.


With a thank-you note stapled to the outside, Casey had teacher gifts for the last day of school.

Pampered Pooch

Though he is allowed on the furniture, Arnold generally prefers to nap on the floor.

But he insists on having a pillow.