Frannie will demonstrate how to melt chocolate using a microwave and will dip spoons. Frannie Weinrob will have finished chocolate-covered spoons in small plastic bags and finished but unpackaged white chocolate dipped candy canes. Idea: Anje Omstead can give ideas on how to package spoons and canes. Thrift store mugs with sleeve of instant cocoa? Santa stockings?

.....The How To Show November 2014 – Food Gifts

Chocolate-dipped spoons

12 polished/decorated silver spoons

1 cup chocolate chips, divided

2 tablespoons butter flavored shortening

Cookie sheet or tray

Parchment paper

12 gift “pretzel” bags

Find spoons in antique stores and thrift shops. They don’t have to be silver, of course. You can duplicate this recipe with plastic spoons, too!

Line a cookie sheet or baking tray with parchment paper and set aside.

Melt ½ cup of chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl for 30 second intervals. Stir the chips after each 30 second interval and stop when chips are hot and melted. Be careful! Your bowl will become quite hot. Immediately add the other ½ cup of chocolate chips and the shortening and stir until all the chips are melted.

Dip the spoons into the chocolate, covering the bowl of the spoon, and place on parchment paper-lined tray to harden. Set tray in the refrigerator for 30 minutes to completely cool and harden. Place one spoon in one pretzel bag and tie closed with a twist-tie.

Stir your chocolate-dipped spoon into coffee, cocoa or warmed milk for an extra chocolaty treat.