Hard Boiled Mice

Eggs (as many as you wish)

1 raw carrot

whole cloves

celery stalks

lettuce leaves

Method: Hard boil the eggs, then let them cool. Peel the eggs. Slice eggs in half lengthwise. Lay them down on wax paper. Wash and peel carrot. To make ears, cut 2 carrot slices, each about the size of a 2 cent piece. Cut a pointed base in each slice then stick points into egg just above narrow end. Stick 2 cloves into each mouse for eyes. For whiskers cut 4 short lengths of celery, and tail a long length of celery. Add them to the mouse. You can use shoestring licorice instead of celery.

Source: Mantle of Safety Cookbook 2 (The Port Augusta Women's Air Branch Auxillary of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, c1987), p.138.