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Swamp and Gator Food
 
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Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 10 Minutes
Ready In: 20 Minutes
Servings: 1
This recipe came to me from Chef #143318 - thanks Jen!! She found it in a cookbook, An American Celebration: Recipes and Traditions of Celebration, Florida (submitted by Karen Bras of the University of Florida) So, in honor of my beloved Gators, enjoy!
Ingredients:
1/4 cup baking cocoa (mud)
1/2 cup milk, with
green food coloring (swamp water)
2 cups sugar (crushed bones)
1/2 cup butter (fat)
2 cups rolled oats (everglades grass)
1/2 cup peanut butter (squashed mosquitoes)
Directions:
1. Heat the mud, swamp water, crushed bones, fat, grass and squashed mosquitoes in a saucepan.
2. Boil for three minutes, stirring constantly.
3. Remove from heat and drop by spoonfuls onto waxed paper.
4. Let cool until firm.
5. Eat while watching the Gators play football on T.V.
By RecipeOfHealth.com