I have just made my first ever sugar mice! Not very P.C. as far as good diets and dental matters go, but, oh, SOOO reminiscent of my own childhood when (along with an apple, an orange and some shiny coins) I always found a sugar mouse nestling in the toe of my Christmas stocking!
These mice are not perfect – some even look a little depressed… that depends on the angle the snippets of currant are placed for their eyes… and one even has an unfortunate ‘bloody nose’ where I accidentally used too much food colouring – but they all have their individual characters and are my very own.
However, these are not destined for Christmas stockings but are going to be shared with my grove members at the Solstice – we are all little children at heart!
If anyone would like to try making them, they are really easy and quick to do – something perfect to entertain children before sitting them down with hot chocolate and a story – perhaps Father Christmas could be left a sugar mouse this Christmas Eve – make a nice change to all the mince pies he must get through!
I followed the recipe on the B.B.C. Good Food website – they are usually pretty reliable – https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/sugar-mice
Very happy ‘playing’ to you all!
After such an eventful and truly magical Advent, nearly all the pre-Christmas preparations and activities are complete.
