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Hobbyhorse

This homemade hobbyhorse is perfect for kids who are rearing to go. Fashioned from a pair of old blue jeans, it requires no sewing. Just gather some string, felt, glue, yarn, polyester filling (available at craft stores), and a 3-foot-long wooden dowel with a 3/4-inch diameter. Then, follow these six steps.

1. Cut off one jean leg about 2 feet up from the hem. Turn the leg inside out and use string to tightly tie the bottom closed.

2. Now, turn the leg right side out and glue on felt eyes and nostrils.

3. For the horse's mane and forelock, arrange 8-inch lengths of yarn into four bunches of 35 strands. Tie each bunch in the center with another strand.

4. Starting 2 inches above the horse's eyes in the center of the pant leg, cut 8 3/4-inch vertical slits (spaced a half inch apart). Weave one bunch of yarn through the first two slits, so that the ends stick out and resemble a forelock. Weave the other bunches through the remaining slits to create the mane.

5. For ears, cut the back pockets from the jeans and use string to tie the tops closed. Cut ear slits in the head and insert the tied ends of the pockets into them.

6. Stuff the horse's head (up to its ears) with polyester filling. Insert one end of the wooden dowel. Then, pack the neck with more filling and tightly tie the lower edge of the neck to the dowel. Finally, tie a string bridle around the horse's nose.

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Death By Chocolate Recipe

1 (19.8 oz) pkg. fudge brownie mix
1/4 to 1/2 c kahlua
(or strong, cold black coffee)
3 (3.5 oz) boxes Jello chocolate mousse
8 Frozen Heath or Skor candy bars
1 (8oz) carton Chocolate Cool Whip

[if you can't find chocolate cool Whip, 2, 8 oz cont. (or just 1, 12 oz.) of regular Cool Whip will do] 1 (8 oz) carton Cool Whip
•Bake brownies according to package, cool
•Poke holes in brownies with fork
•Pour kahlua (or coffee) over and set pan aside
•Make mousse according to package
•Break candy bars into small pieces in food processor or by tapping them (in the wrappers) with hammer
•Crumble half the brownies in bottom of glass trifle dish (or lg. glass mixing bowl)
•Cover with 1/2 of the mousse
•Layer with 1/2 of the candy bars
•Layer with chocolate cool whip (or 1/2 of reg. Cool Whip)
•Repeat with remaining ingredients

Chocolate cookie Recipe

Super Chocolate Cookies Recipe

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups of soft butter
2 cups of sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons of vanilla extract
2 cups flour
3/4 cup cocoa
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped Macadamia nuts (or any other type of nuts)
1/2 cup chocolate chips

Tip: You can omit the nuts if desired, but they do make the recipe much better.

Method
Cream together the butter and sugar, then mix in the eggs and vanilla. Blend the dry ingredients together (including cocoa) and mix this into the butter and sugar mixture. Add the chocolate chips and nuts. Place teaspoonfuls of this mixture onto a cookie sheet that you have greased.
Bake at 350° for eight minutes or a bit longer. Be sure not to over bake. These cookies swell up while cooking but will level out as they cool.
Cool this Super Duper Chocolate Cookies Recipe on the sheet for sixty seconds or so, then remove to a wire rack.