One of my favorite memories (it's a 27-year-old memory so you know it's good) is the time she made these cool little bird nests with my class. Late last night, sitting on my porch swing in the rain, I decided that making edible bird nests was a project Cable and Parker should enjoy today.
I could just imagine the taste of butterscotch, chow mein noodles, and sweet, minty robin eggs... But it was 1983 the last time I'd actually laid eyes on those little wonders. Calling home at midnight to ask my Mom to dig through the dozen possible locations where the recipe might be stashed wasn't really an option. Such are the predicaments for which Google was invented, right?
Despite the apparent 5,143 variations of this project that have sprung up over the past two decades, it was no trouble finding the basic melt, mix and drop instructions for the nests. But for the eggs, these all had lame stuff like peanuts or jelly beans. Thankfully, I have great Google karma, and it only took three tries to find the exact recipe for the little mint candy eggs. Yes! We're in business! (And, assumably, Mom slept undisturbed until her alarm went off for church).
So we made the bird nests today, and it's been like going back in time. They are exactly like the ones I made in kindergarten! Cable and Parker, who initially wanted nothing to do with this idea when it was first presented this morning, ended up loving the actual process and have even decided to give nests -- ahem, excuse me -- "boooord nest-is" to a few of their favorite people.
Thanks Mom.
When they weren't nibbling it, Cable and Parker (in the sink) kneaded the candy mixture. 
Finished nests.(Note for the observant: This is how often they change clothes in a day.)
1 comment:
Wow! I read the last blog first and was going to ask if you remembered them from kindergarten, and then I read your walk down memory lane. I marvel at the things that have stuck in your memory all these years. And you are so resourceful to be able to track everyting you needed on the net. Hope those chosen friends enjoy them as much as C & P. And thanks for letting me sleep! I wouldn't have known which of the several places I would have found the recipe. Love, Mom
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