Great idea Nan. I'll give it a try.

Nan, I remember when Ollie gave us a recipe that sounds like this one. It was a couple of years ago. I think it's even in our recipe pages on one of these bird sites, but can't remember which one.

 

When I began to read this I remembered I used to make my kids KnoxBlox. Made with flavored Jello and Knox. It sets up so we could eat it like a cookie, with our fingers.

 

Glad you suggested this. I may try this since I forgot about it before.

Sounds like fun.

Annie

MSN ate my message...

 

I made these this afternoon.

I made purple, using Knox. I boiled the water and coloring, added the Knox and it clumped something awful. I stirred like crazy and it finally dissolved. But then, I poured it in a pan that was too big, 7 x 10. It was way too thin. When it had cooled and firmed up I peeled it out and it tore. Saved it and cut several dog bone shaped pieces, several donut hole size, and several small biscuit size. Poked a cut up drinking straw thru each for a hanging hole. They are drying on parchment paper now. I think they are way too thin. I am concerned they may have sharp edges being so thin. No more than 1/8th inch thick.

So if you make them, use a smaller pan or a lid to pour it into. It was very hot so I don't know if a plastic lid would melt.

Be sure to run really hot water into your saucepan before that stuff hardens up in it. That was hard to clean out.

I'll try to remember to let you know how they turn out in a couple of days when they finish drying.

Annie

My turn tomorrow to give them a try.

I have a pyrex dish that I thought would be a perfect size and hopefull since you mentioned the "what not to do's" mine will benefit from that experience.

OK so now to add straws to the list.... Too2

I didn't get a chance to shop today and wondered had anyone else tried this "recipe?"  Looks like Annie is the only ambitious one amougst us.. Too2 

But Annie is extremely disappointed. The things didn't cut well and I had to peel the excess away leaving little sharp points in some areas. No way can I give them to the birds without doing major work to smooth all the edges. They are nearly dry and have shrunk almost halfsize. If you make them thicker they may be OK but I sure don't like the way mine turned out.

I think Nan said she liked them. So maybe she realized they had to be pretty thick to work well.

Annie

I have a pair of super duper side cutters and tried on a couple of them last night to trim those points off. They are just too thin. I am afraid they would chip like glass. One shattered and a couple of others cracked. So, back to the cookpot.

Annie

 

 

I found some stuck in my scrubby sponge later. I thought it felt a little different.  Like kinda bumpy.

Talking about it more fun than making it, huh?

Annie

OK goodness goodness goodness.....I tried the recipe and ^*#*^  it just is stuck all over the place....it just didn’t  *%xx*x   go so well..

I even had the ^*#xx>>*  straws all ready and they're scattered. I maybe shouldn't have struggled so hard getting the mixture out of the dish and knocked them over....so much for a thicker  ^*&xx*#  mixture as not wanting to make Annie’s mistake I could now use this batch as bricks................. Clean up went about like Crystal’s

Grrrrrrrr  What a time I had!!............Oh    ** %$%#**  and I had quite a few     *%*xx*  choice words.. So over all  making blxxdy bird toys might not always be such a great idea. I'll have to remember how much fun that was next time I feel like punishing myself........ Too2

 

I told you so. <snicker>