May 2006 Cub Scout Roundtable Issue |
Volume 12, Issue 10
June 2006 Theme |
Theme: Invent a Reason to Celebrate
Webelos:
Traveler and Artist
Tiger Cub Activities |
CUB GRUB
Puppy Chow for People
Greater St. Louis Area Council
Ingredients:
- 14 ounce package any chex square-shaped cereal
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 2 cups (12 ounces) semi-sweet chocolate chips
Directions
- Place cereal in large bowl.
- Dump in large resealable plastic bag.
- Melt butter, peanut butter, and chips in a double boiler.
- Stir until smooth.
- Pour over cereal.
- Stir to coat.
- Add coated cereal to bag of powdered sugar.
- Shake.
Cub Scout Spoon Fudge
Baltimore Area Council
Ingredients
1 lb. confectioners sugar
¼ lb. (1 stick) margarine or butter, softened
3-4 oz cream cheese, softened
½ cup baking cocoa (more or less, to taste)
1 tsp. Vanilla
Directions
- Place all ingredients in a one gallon zip-lock plastic bag and seal securely. (This step is important; if you don’t seal the bag securely you will have a big mess!)
- Knead, pinch, squeeze and squish contents until it gets to a smooth, even texture (about 15 minutes).
- Form into a ball and dump onto a plate.
- Grab a spoon and dig in.
- Fun for the whole den (serves 8-10 hungry Cub Scouts).
- If sometimes you feel like a nut, add 1/2 cup or broken walnuts or pecans.
- You can also add mini-marshmallows or raisins.
Orange Cubcakes
Baltimore Area Council
Ingredients
1 box white or yellow cake mix
1 or 2 eggs
¼ cup cooking oil
water* according to directions on cake mix box
about 15 oranges
40-50 charcoal briquettes
Directions
- Mix cake batter according to directions, using the eggs, oil, and water.
- Cut oranges in half and scoop out the fruit.
- You use the orange shell as a substitute for a cupcake paper cup.
- Fill the orange shell half full with batter and cover each shell individually with foil.
- Place carefully among charcoal briquettes that have burned down to coals.
- Bake about 15 minutes.
*You can substitute some of the fruit juice for some of the water which you add to the cake mix.
Spiced Monkey Brains
Baltimore Area Council
Ingredients
- Apples
- Butter or margarine
- Raisins
- Brown sugar
- Cinnamon red-hots
Directions
- Core and peel apples. (The cored apple becomes a “monkey brain”.)
- In middle of each cored apple, place 1 tsp. butter or margarine, 1 tsp. brown sugar, a few red-hots and a few raisins.
- Wrap the stuffed apple in foil and bake for 15 minutes at 375 degrees.
Delectable Dominoes
Great Salt Lake Area Council
Ingredients:
- Graham Crackers
- Chocolate frosting or peanut butter
- Chocolate, butterscotch and white chocolate chips
Directions
- Spread graham crackers with a thin layer of peanut butter or frosting.
- Arrange the chips on the crackers to look like the dots on the dominoes.
Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Sandwiches
Great Salt Lake Area Council
Ingredients:
- A batch of your favorite chocolate chip cookies or store bought will do if you’re in a pinch
- 5 to 7 cups vanilla ice cream
- Mini M & M’s
- Plastic wrap
Directions
- Let the ice cream soften in the fridge for about 30 minutes. Spread ½ cup of ice cream on the bottom of one cookie.
- Place a second cookie on top.
- Roll in mini M&M’s to coat sides.
- Wrap in plastic wrap and freeze for 2 hours.
Peanut Puzzler
Great Salt Lake Area Council
Ingredients:
- 1-cup peanut butter
- 3-tablespoons toasted sesame seeds
- 1/4-cup honey
- Loaf of bread
- Cookie cutter
Directions
- Mix together all the ingredients and spread on bread.
- Place another piece of bread on top.
- Then use a cookie cutter to shape the sandwich into puzzle pieces.
- Try to put the sandwich together again before eating it
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