Ingredients:
goldfish bowl, nice and clean
Jelly Belly gravel beans
blue Jello
ice cubes
cold water
purple endive
parsley sprigs
gummy fish
Use a new or well cleaned goldfish bowl. In the bottom, use the Jelly Belly beans that look like rocks. Mix up as much blue Jello as your bowl will hold. Mix using ice cubes & cold water instead of the cold water called for on the box. Pour this into the bowl over a knife blade or something to keep from disturbing the gravel. If you want it to have 'seaweed', poke a couple of pieces of purple endive or something similar down into the gravel. When the whole thing starts to jell, use a wooden skewer to push gummy fish into different parts of the bowl. If you're going to be able to supervise the serving, you could even add a plastic diver man, etc.
Alternately
Toxic Aquarium
Mix orange and blue jello to get a sickly shade of green. Lifesavers make old tires and you can toss in other junky things for trash on the bottom of the sea. Something barrel-shaped for that illegally dumped toxic waste. Float your fish upsidedown on top, and add a plastic skeleton or two.
Ingredients:
2/3 cup warm apple cider (105�F to 115�F)
1 package yeast
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup butter, room temperature
2 cups all-purpose flour
egg wash (1 egg and a tablespoon of water)
poppy seeds or sesame seeds
Dissolve yeast in cider with the sugar; let stand 3 minutes. Add butter, salt, and flour. Knead until smooth. Cover and let rise until doubled in size, about 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 400�F. Lightly grease a baking sheet. Roll 16 "legs"; 4 body balls, and 4 head balls. On baking sheet, place 2 legs in a U-shape and connect the center. Follow the procedure with 2 more legs and attach them to the previous legs with the U facing the opposite direction. Next place one body and one head ball on top of the legs. Continue making spiders. Brush body and head with egg wash. Sprinkle with poppy seeds or sesame seeds. Bake 15-20 minutes.
Ingredients:
Lemon Jello
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
miniature O-Henry or Baby Ruth bars
Clean plastic bowl
Purchase the plastic bowl that fits in a child's potty training chair (they sell them at places like KMart). Wash the bowl and prepare lemon jello per package directions. Float miniature O-Henry bars in it, refrigerate, and serve.
Ingredients:
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1 cup fresh or canned pumpkin puree
3 eggs
1 cup sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 cup raisins
2 1/3 cups Bisquick
Pinch of ground nutmeg (optional)
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9- by 5-inch loaf pan. In a large bowl, mix all the ingredients together with a wooden spoon. Pour the mixture into the prepared pan. Bake for 45 minutes. Test with a knife-if the knife comes out clean, the bread is ready. If not, put back in the oven for another 5-10 minutes. Cool before removing from the pan. Keep in a plastic bag, in a cover dish in a cool location or in the refrigerator.
When you are ready to serve, cut into slices, then cut out slices with a pumpkin-shaped cookie cutter and spread with cream cheese or jam.
Ingredients:
1/2 pk Frozen bread dough [1/2 of 1 lb pkg][8 oz]
1 Egg, beaten
1 tb Water
1 tb Poppy seeds
Thaw and let bread rise according to manufacturer's instructions. Punch down dough; divide in half. Set 1 half aside.
Cut remaining half into thirds. With 1 of the thirds, form head shaped like a light bulb. With scissors, cut eyes, nose and mouth. Place head at end of greased 17x11-inch rimmed baking sheet. Shape second third into 3-inch long triangle; place, point down, below heat to form body. Divide remaining third of dough into 7 pieces; roll into sausages. Arrange 3 on each side of upper body for ribs. Use remaining piece for neck.
Halve reserved dough. With 1 half, make 4 logs for upper and lower legs; attach to body. With two-thirds of the remaining dough, make 4 logs for upper and lower arms; attach at shoulders.
With remaining dough, make 2 small and 2 large triangles for hands and feet. With scissors, make 4 cuts at broad ends of triangles for fingers and toes; attach to arms and legs. Cover and let rise for 30 minutes.
Whisk egg with water; brush some over joints, pressing to seal. Brush entire skeleton with remaining egg wash; sprinkle with poppy seeds. Bake in 375F (190C) oven for about 15 minutes or until golden.