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CHIP BAG SHRINKIE
BY MICHELLE VINOKUR
WHAT YOU NEED
• Empty packet of chips (plastic
outside, aluminium inside)
• Baking tray x 2 (or oven-proof plates)
• Sheets of baking paper x 2 (bigger
than the chip bag)
• Towel
• Oven mitts
• Oven
WHAT YOU DO
1. Preheat your oven to 100° degrees
Celsius.
2. Wash your empty chip bag gently with
water and dry with a towel. Crumbs
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make bumps in the shrinkie, so you
really want to start with a clean bag.
On a baking tray, lay your chip bag flat
between two sheets of baking paper.
To get a long, flat shrinkie chip packet,
place an oven-proof plate or tray on top.
If you want a more scrunched look, do
not place the plate/tray weight on top.
Place the baking trays in the oven for
about 10 minutes.
Have an adult check it every 2 minutes.
Have an adult take the tray out of the
oven and let it cool.
Slowly peel the baking paper apart to
reveal your new chip bag shrinkie.
Yummy Delights Watermelon Krispie Treats
INGREDIENTS
FOR THE GREEN (RIND) OUTER RING
4 cups Rice Krispies cereal
4 cups mini marshmallows
3 Tablespoons butter
Green food colouring
ADD ‘SEEDS’
Add raisins or
chocolate chips for the
seeds.
FOR THE RED (WATERMELON) CENTRE
5 cups Rice Krispies cereal
5 cups mini marshmallows
3 Tablespoons butter
Red food colouring
Raisins or chocolate chips
DIRECTIONS
Prepare two 8-inch cake pans by greasing with
butter or non-stick spray.
MAKE THE GREEN (RIND) OUTER RING
Add 4 cups Rice Krispies to a large bowl.
Set aside. Melt 4 cups marshmallows and
3 tablespoons butter in a large bowl in the
microwave, for about 2 minutes or until very
puffy. Carefully remove from microwave, stir, and
add in green colouring. Pour green marshmallow
mixture over the bowl of Rice Krispies. Stir
mixture together quickly, using a buttered
spatula. Working quickly, divide the mixture
between the two prepared cake pans, and press
along the sides of the pans, creating a ring about
1.5-inches tall and 1-1.5-inches wide/thick. Rub
a bit of butter on your hands as necessary, to
prevent the mixture from sticking to your hands.
MAKE THE RED (WATERMELON) CENTRE
Repeat as above, using the ingredients listed. Press
red mixture into the centre of the two cake pans,
press down and smooth the top surface with a
buttered spatula.
78 JEWISH LIFE ■ ISSUE 83
BUSY BRAIN MAZE
INSTRUCTIONS: Make your way
to the juicy watermelon