Living Fortune Cookies

[Edith Thurmond]

Recently, my four grandchildren made living fortune cookies and they wrote the BEST encouragements to put inside.

1) You are a happy soul.
2) You are the life of God.
3) The Lord is your police. (ha!)
4) You are a party-in-a-box.
5) You are a starfish. (double-haha!)
6) You are a colorful spirit.
7) You are a fruit-bearing tree in every season.
8) You win.
9) God answers the phone when you call. (again, ha!)
10) You are a safe place.
11) You create joy-chains. (excellent!)
12) You are the best in everything you do.

Enjoy!

[Diane Likens]

Cute idea!

[Gina Stevenson]

good idea ... what's the recipe for the cookies holding those gems, Edith? ;)

[Edith Thurmond]

good idea ... what's the recipe for the cookies holding those gems, Edith? ;)

Here you go!

Recipe for Living Fortune Cookies

* 1 1/4 cups flax meal
* 3/4 cup chopped pear
* 1/2 cup young coconut meat;
* 2 teaspoons lemon juice
* 1/3 cup maple syrup
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1 teaspoon vanilla
* 1 cup water

Blend all ingredients in a Vita-mix except water until smooth. Add water until batter is pasty but still thick. Spread into 3-inch circles on Teflex sheets and dehydrate 6-8 hours until firm but still pliable. Place a fortune note on top of each cookie with the end of note barely hanging over the edge.

Carefully transfer to dehydrator trays and form into fortune cookie shapes by folding in half, and then folding again to pull down pointed edges. Use paper clips to secure edges if needed. Dehydrate another 18-24 hours until crisp.

Note: Most of Matthew's recipes are done at 105 degrees but not higher than 110.

From: "Entertaining in the Raw" by Matthew Kenney...pg 228

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[Gina Stevenson]

just copied/pasted to EVERNOTE ... nice place for such things! ;)

thank you, Edith.