Mary's Cooking News, January 24, 2006--Chocolate for Valentine's Day

Rachel Goad from KTVE, Monroe, LA, invited me to cook again. I'll cook on Tuesday, February 7, 2006, on Channel 10 at 6 am. Rachel is planning an entire week of chocolate recipes for
Valentine's Day. I'll give you my recipes now so you can practice cooking them for your sweetie, actual or intended.

Both recipes are found in Flavored with Love, Second Edition. For practice we took a batch of each to church last Wednesday night. Nobody had any negative remarks about either.

Patti Hancock's Chocolate Drops
2 cups sugar
¼ cup cocoa
½ cup evaporated milk
1 stick margarine (¼pound)
½ cup peanut butter
2 teaspoons vanilla
3 cups minute oats

Bring the mixture to a rolling boil and let it boil for 1 minute. Drop by teaspoons onto
waxed paper.

Note: We add some toasted pecans.

Ruth Ishee's Crock Pot Candy
1 jar (16 ounces) unsalted roasted peanuts
1 jar (16 ounces) salted roasted peanuts
1 package (12 ounces) semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 bar (4 ounces) chocolate candy, broken into pieces
2 planks (3 pounds) white bark, broken into pieces

Place ingredients into a 4 or 5 quart crock pot in the order listed.

Cover and cook 3 hours on low. Do not remove the lid. Turn off the crock pot and allow the
mixture to cool slightly. Mix thoroughly and drop by teaspoonfuls onto waxed paper. Let the
candy cool thoroughly. Approximately 70 pieces.

Notes:
Actually this recipe makes more than 100 pieces.
Food manufacturers are constantly changing the amounts of packaged items. Also there is no standard amount. When I cook this candy, I use the kitchen scales.


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