 Piggy Biscuits You will need: Biscuit mix, flour, 2 ½-inch round cutter, water or milk, rolling pin, raisins Directions: 1. Follow the directions for making the biscuit dough, using milk or water. 2. On a floured surface, roll out the dough to a ½-inch thickness. 3. Use a round cutter to cut out piggy heads. 4. To make piggy faces, take small pieces of extra dough and shape into two ears and a snout. 5. Brush each piece with milk to help it stick to the head. 6. To finish each piggy biscuit, add two raisin eyes. 7. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 450 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes, or until golden.  Pigs In A Blanket hot dogs package of crescent roll dough slices of cheese ungreased cookie sheet Pre-heat your oven to 375 degrees. Slice the hot dog the long way; be careful not to slice it all the way through. Take a slice of cheese and put it into the slit of the hot dog. Then, separate the crescent roll dough. Put the hot dog on a piece of the dough and roll it up. Put it on a cookie sheet and bake in the oven for 12-15 minutes or until the dough is golden brown.  Marshmallow Spiders 30 large marshmallows large package of chocolate chips 60 M & Ms 5-oz bag red string licorice Poke eight small pieces (about 2 inches long) of string licorice into the large marshmallow for legs. Melt the chocolate chips. Dribble a large spoonful of melted chocolate over the marshmallow. Add two M & Ms for eyes while the chocolate is still sticky. Set aside to cool. (makes 30 spiders) Candy Spider Webs 4 cups of light corn syrup margarine 2 2/3 cups sugar 30 - 40 squares of aluminum foil (8 inches x 8 inches) a few drops of flavoring (vanilla, peppermint, lemon extract) candy thermometer Combine all ingredients in a heavy saucepan. Cover over low heat, stirring constantly, until the sugar dissolves. Cover and cook slowly for about 10 more minutes. Uncover and cook without stirring until it reaches 300 degrees on a candy thermometer. Remove from heat and let stand a few minutes. Drizzle strings of syrup on buttered squares of aluminum foil to form spider webs. Let webs cool and harden. Remove webs from foil carefully. WARNING: The syrup mixture is very hot! (makes 30 - 40 webs)
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