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Summer Carrot Candies
Wherever man has left his footprint in the long ascent from barbarism to civilization we will find the hoofprint of the horse beside it. ~John Moore
In Ohio, if you ignore an orator on Decoration day to such an extent as to publicly play croquet or pitch horseshoes within one mile of the speaker's stand, you can be fined $25.00.
3 large carrots
1/2 (one half) small red apple
2 tablespoons brown sugar
3 tablespoons unbleached flour
5 crackers, the dry, crunchy kind
3 tablespoons molasses
1/2 (one half) cup Quaker oats
raisins (optional)
Peel the carrots and cut them into chunks. Size really doesn't matter at this point. Cut the apple as well. You can include the core but try to remove all the seeds. Put the apple and carrot pieces into the blender and blend for a few seconds or until finely chopped. Add the crackers and the Quaker oats and blend again until all the pieces are about the same size. Pour the molasses in and add the flour and brown sugar. Blend again until fairly smooth. There can be a few chunks of carrot but try to get it as smooth as possible. If the mixture appears to be too dry, you may add a very small amount of fruit juice. Now grease a mini muffin tin using vegetable oil (as horses are vegetarians) and flour the pan. Fill the tin with the mixture and if you like top each "candy" with a raisin. Sprinkle lightly with flour and cover with plastic wrap and put in the freezer for 3-4 hours. Serve cold
