HOW PUMPKIN PIES ARE MADE

LOL!

Saturday was candy making day at our church for

all the women that wanted to learn. Here I am

with the frozen insides of the Coconut Mounds.

I prepped as much as I could ahead of time so

we could spend the day just having fun.

We made Chocolate Billionaires, Mounds,

Caramel Corn, Fudge, White Bark w/Candy

Canes and Peanut Brittle.

The fudge was really popular, I think there

were 3 different kinds. Our pastor's wife

brought all the supplies for this and even

brought her microwave from home so

there was no waiting time to make the

different kinds.

This was the fun part--dipping in the chocolate!

It worked well to melt the chocolate ahead

of time that morning in crockpots.

Everybody got involved so they understood

how to make the candy, step by step.

Lots of nuts to chop...

We made several bowls of caramel corn and filled bags

to take home with the other candy.

I found white shirt boxes for pretty cheap in

the grocery store and they worked really

well to hold the finished candy to take home.

We lined them with waxed paper and the

green notecard you see on top is a recipe

book with all of the day's recipes inside.

We made them with a ring in the corner

so we can do this again next year with

new recipes and just add them to it.

We ordered pizza for lunch and everyone

said they had a great time. We had no child

care (on purpose) so the mom's of young

kids could have a day to themselves to

enjoy some time away.

Tomorrow I will post the recipe for the

Peanut Brittle. Talk about easy! It is

super buttery and makes a great gift

at Christmas time.