Roberta A. Mazzucco
This recipe is based on Egyptian candies that were basically mixed honey with seeds and fruits.
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1/3 cup of milk powder
1/3 cup honey
1/3 cup peanut butter, either chunky of smooth
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
1/3 cup of one of these extra ingredients: wheat germ, sesame seeds, crushed dry cereal, chopped raisins, dates, or other dried fruit
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Put the dry milk powder, honey, peanut butter, and vanilla in the mixing bowl.
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Mix well to form a smooth paste. Be sure to stir until the grains of powdered milk disappear.
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Add one of the extra ingredients or divide and add 2 tablespoons of one of the suggested extra ingredients, or leave them plain.
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Cover and refrigerate. This makes about 30; with added ingredients about 30 balls.
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I have also included at the end of this unit Lesson #1 - "Comparing Sweeteners" which basically entails making the same cookies 3 times with white sugar, brown sugar, and honey. Students get to compare the cookies to see that although the sweetness level used in each batch is the same, there is a discernable difference in the taste of each cookie.
Another observation would be done to see the difference between the sugar and salt crystals. It is not surprising that in assessing their knowledge the students connected sugar and salt.
A mixture is when two or more substances are mixed together. Each substance has its own properties which do not change. Because candy making usually includes the addition of water and/or ingredients that contain water this relationship is important to cover at the beginning of the unit. The sucrose molecule falls apart in hot liquids. When sugar is poured into water it goes into solution.
