CHOCOLATE SPOONS
submitted by Jenn 8/00

Poem: Use me in your coffee,
Just dip me in and stir!
And I will make your hectic day
Turn into just a blur!

Get some good quality plastic spoons to start with-no flimsy cheap stuff! Try using gold or silver ones, clear is OK too. Also find some good quality chocolate and different extracts/liquors to make the spoons, different flavors/colors. There is no end to the flavors you can come up with! 

Melt chocolate till it is liquid, watch out that it doesn't scorch...you can do this in the microwave. Add extract or liquor of choice (almond extract, Frangelica, peppermint, anise,Kaluah etc). Then just dip the spoon into the chocolate ...and lay the spoons with their handles over the edge of a wax paper lined cookie sheet till set. You can drizzle white chocolate in a design over dark or milk chocolate...or dip 1/2 of spoon in dark and 1/2 in while..best flavors mocha, mint, plain,
raspberry...Don't just dip lightly you want a nice puddle in the spoon part and part way up the handle.

I wrap these in clear plastic bags tied with raffia and a tag stating the flavor. These are marvelous with coffee or cocoa and make enough so each family member gets 2 spoons each. They will clamor for more!!!

Other things you can dip into chocolate and put in gift baskets: 
Salted Pringles(only half), 
Chocolate chip cookies (only half)
Use a clean new small paint brush and paint the mixture on the back side of freshly washed, dry leaves (rose, camellia work well).  After chocolate has dried gently peel off the leaf and enjoy your chocolate leaf. 

Suggestion from List Mom:  Wrap them as soon as they are cool.  Then store in a very cool area (not in the fridge).  These can be added in Coffee Lovers Baskets, Tea Lovers Baskets or try making a small gift by:

1.  Fill a Coffee Mug with a single serving coffee packet, single serving creamer packet, put in the spoon, then wrap with cellophane.  Tie it all up with raffia, curled ribbons and put your tag.

2.  Fill a Coffee Cup (the cute fancy kind), put in several single serving tea bags, put in the spoon, then place it on a matching saucer, wrap it, tie it and tag it!  Note:  You can also put some mints on the saucer and wrapped biscotti cookies to make this a complete, but rather thoughtful gift!
 

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