Chocolate FROGS

1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup butter (or margarine)
2 cups sugar
6 Tbsp Cocoa
1 tsp Vanilla
1 cup coconut
3 cups quick oats

Mix, milk, margarine, sugar& cocoa in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil.
Add vanilla, coconut,& oats, mix thoroughly and drop from tablespoon onto
wax paper or cookie sheets.
Chill until set& enjoy!


My family has made these every year for as long as I can remember (at least
30 + years) . They are a special treat at Christmas, or at bake sales. The
bonus is that they freeze excellently . That is as long as you don't eat
them all right away

Carla wrote:

> Chocolate FROGS
>
> 1/2 cup milk
> 1/2 cup butter (or margarine)
> 2 cups sugar
> 6 Tbsp Cocoa
> 1 tsp Vanilla
> 1 cup coconut
> 3 cups quick oats
>
> Mix, milk, margarine, sugar& cocoa in a medium saucepan and bring to a
> boil.
> Add vanilla, coconut,& oats, mix thoroughly and drop from tablespoon onto
> wax paper or cookie sheets.
> Chill until set& enjoy!
>
>
> My family has made these every year for as long as I can remember (at
> least 30 + years) . They are a special treat at Christmas, or at bake
> sales. The bonus is that they freeze excellently . That is as long as
> you don't eat them all right away .

Thanks, Carla! I've saved this recipe, and I'll certainly make it sometime
around the holidays. I might try adding nuts and/or raisins to part of it,
too, just because I like to tinker around and ruin perfection. It's a guy
thing. :-)

Apparently, these are no relation to CRUNCHY Frogs.

From http://orangecow.org/pythonet/sketches/crunchy.htm:

Praline: Superintendent Parrot and I are from the hygiene squad. We want to
have a word with you about your box of chocolates entified The Whizzo
Quality Assortment.

Milton: Ah, yes.

Praline: (producing box of chocolates) If I may begin at the beginning.
First there is the cherry fondue. This is extremely nasty, but we can't
prosecute you for that.

Milton: Agreed.

Praline: Next we have number four, 'crunchy frog'.

Milton: Ah, yes.

Praline: Am I right in thinking there's a real frog in here?

Milton: Yes. A little one.

Praline: What sort of frog?

Milton: A dead frog.

Praline: Is it cooked?

Milton: No.

Praline: What, a raw frog?

(Superintendent Parrot looks increasingly queasy.)

Milton: We use only the finest baby frogs, dew picked and flown from Iraq,
cleansed in finest quality spring water, lightly killed, and then sealed in
a succulent Swiss quintuple smooth treble cream milk chocolate envelope and
lovingly frosted with glucose.

Praline: That's as maybe, it's still a frog.

Milton: What else?

Praline: Well don't you even take the bones out?

Milton: If we took the bones out it wouldn't be crunchy would it?


Bob

"Carla Gilliss" > wrote in message
...
> Chocolate FROGS
>
> 1/2 cup milk
> 1/2 cup butter (or margarine)
> 2 cups sugar
> 6 Tbsp Cocoa
> 1 tsp Vanilla
> 1 cup coconut
> 3 cups quick oats
>
> Mix, milk, margarine, sugar& cocoa in a medium saucepan and bring to a
> boil.
> Add vanilla, coconut,& oats, mix thoroughly and drop from tablespoon onto
> wax paper or cookie sheets.
> Chill until set& enjoy!
> My family has made these every year for as long as I can remember (at
> least 30 + years) . They are a special treat at Christmas, or at bake
> sales. The bonus is that they freeze excellently . That is as long as
> you don't eat them all right away

These sound VERY similar to the treats we used to have on our lunch trays in
the grammar school cafeteria. As a child, I absolutely adored them. Must
give this a try, a little walk down memory lane.

TammyM

"Carla Gilliss" > wrote in message
...
> Chocolate FROGS
>
> 1/2 cup milk
> 1/2 cup butter (or margarine)
> 2 cups sugar
> 6 Tbsp Cocoa
> 1 tsp Vanilla
> 1 cup coconut
> 3 cups quick oats
>
> Mix, milk, margarine, sugar& cocoa in a medium saucepan and bring to a
boil.
> Add vanilla, coconut,& oats, mix thoroughly and drop from tablespoon onto
> wax paper or cookie sheets.
> Chill until set& enjoy!

This is basically what is called chocolate drop cookies, or boiled cookies,
in my circle. Very yummy!
Oh but without the coconut. Sometimes I put peanutbutter in it also, when
it's time to mix in the vanilla and oats. Crunchy peanutbutter is best.
Marie

Carla Gilliss wrote:
> Chocolate FROGS
>
> 1/2 cup milk
> 1/2 cup butter (or margarine)
> 2 cups sugar
> 6 Tbsp Cocoa
> 1 tsp Vanilla
> 1 cup coconut
> 3 cups quick oats
>
> Mix, milk, margarine, sugar& cocoa in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil.
> Add vanilla, coconut,& oats, mix thoroughly and drop from tablespoon onto
> wax paper or cookie sheets.
> Chill until set& enjoy!
>
>
> My family has made these every year for as long as I can remember (at least
> 30 + years) . They are a special treat at Christmas, or at bake sales. The
> bonus is that they freeze excellently . That is as long as you don't eat
> them all right away
>
>

What's the charm to make them hop around like the chocolate frogs in
Harry Potter?

Come on, finish the recipe! ;-)

"Lobster Man" > wrote in message
news5jRg.144$V6.87@fed1read06...
> Carla Gilliss wrote:
>> Chocolate FROGS
>>
>> 1/2 cup milk
>> 1/2 cup butter (or margarine)
>> 2 cups sugar
>> 6 Tbsp Cocoa
>> 1 tsp Vanilla
>> 1 cup coconut
>> 3 cups quick oats


What are quick oats? There are so many different sorts of oats. Would it
make a difference? There are 1 min oats, 3 min oats, rolled oats, porridge,
instant porridge. That's only some I can think of from the top of my head.

Jen

Oh pshaw, on Sun 24 Sep 2006 12:51:40a, Jen meant to say...

>
> "Lobster Man" > wrote in message
> news5jRg.144$V6.87@fed1read06...
>> Carla Gilliss wrote:
>>> Chocolate FROGS
>>>
>>> 1/2 cup milk
>>> 1/2 cup butter (or margarine)
>>> 2 cups sugar
>>> 6 Tbsp Cocoa
>>> 1 tsp Vanilla
>>> 1 cup coconut
>>> 3 cups quick oats
>
>
> What are quick oats? There are so many different sorts of oats. Would
> it make a difference? There are 1 min oats, 3 min oats, rolled oats,
> porridge, instant porridge. That's only some I can think of from the
> top of my head.
>
> Jen
>
>
>

The 1 or 3 min. oats would work best.

--
Wayne Boatwright
__________________________________________________

Recent polls reveal that some people have never
been polled. Until recently. --George Carlin

"Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in message
8.19...
> Oh pshaw, on Sun 24 Sep 2006 12:51:40a, Jen meant to say...
>
> The 1 or 3 min. oats would work best.
>


Thanks.

Jen

"Jen" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in message
> 8.19...
>> Oh pshaw, on Sun 24 Sep 2006 12:51:40a, Jen meant to say...
>>
>> The 1 or 3 min. oats would work best.


Do you think I could substitute corn flakes or rice bubbles for the oats?
That way it would be coeliac friendly for my niece.

Jen

Oh pshaw, on Sun 24 Sep 2006 03:25:34p, Jen meant to say...

>
> "Jen" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in message
>> 8.19...
>>> Oh pshaw, on Sun 24 Sep 2006 12:51:40a, Jen meant to say...
>>>
>>> The 1 or 3 min. oats would work best.
>
>
> Do you think I could substitute corn flakes or rice bubbles for the oats?
> That way it would be coeliac friendly for my niece.
>
> Jen

Yes, of course. I think I would prefer the rice bubbles for texture. The
group of ingredients in that recipe do not sound critical to the success of
it. I think it could tolerate many variations.

--
Wayne Boatwright
__________________________________________________

Recent polls reveal that some people have never
been polled. Until recently. --George Carlin

"Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in message
28.19...
> Oh pshaw, on Sun 24 Sep 2006 03:25:34p, Jen meant to say...
>
>>
>> "Jen" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> "Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> 8.19...
>>>> Oh pshaw, on Sun 24 Sep 2006 12:51:40a, Jen meant to say...
>>>>
>>>> The 1 or 3 min. oats would work best.
>>
>>
>> Do you think I could substitute corn flakes or rice bubbles for the oats?
>> That way it would be coeliac friendly for my niece.
>>
>> Jen
>
> Yes, of course. I think I would prefer the rice bubbles for texture. The
> group of ingredients in that recipe do not sound critical to the success
> of
> it. I think it could tolerate many variations.


That's what I was thinking. Thanks again. I always forget to make gluten
free things for my niece when we have a family get together, which we'll be
having this weekend, so here's a start.

Jen

Carla Gilliss wrote:
> Chocolate FROGS
>
> 1/2 cup milk
> 1/2 cup butter (or margarine)
> 2 cups sugar
> 6 Tbsp Cocoa
> 1 tsp Vanilla
> 1 cup coconut
> 3 cups quick oats
>
> Mix, milk, margarine, sugar& cocoa in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil.
> Add vanilla, coconut,& oats, mix thoroughly and drop from tablespoon onto
> wax paper or cookie sheets.
> Chill until set& enjoy!
>
>
> My family has made these every year for as long as I can remember (at least
> 30 + years) . They are a special treat at Christmas, or at bake sales. The
> bonus is that they freeze excellently . That is as long as you don't eat
> them all right away




I prepared Chocolate Frogs yesterday (added one half cup of chopped
pecans). After the chocolate seizure wore off, The Fam agreed that
they were most excellent!

Thanks!

R