Snakes Eyes Soup Food

SNAKES ON A STICK

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Spray each skewer with non-stick spray.
• Wrap each breadstick around the skewer and flatten out the end a bit.
• You will have to work with the dough a bit, but place 2 black olives on the top for eyes and a small piece of pimiento in the "mouth" for the tongue.
• Bake on a prepared baking sheet for approximately 20 minutes or until the breadsticks are golden brown.
• Remove from the oven and immediately brush with the melted butter and sprinkle with the herbs/spices of your choice. Let cool.
• If desired, slide the skewers off the bread or serve with the skewers in for easy handling.
• NOTE: If desired, make the dough from scratch and use food coloring to make them green or knead in paste food coloring, using gloves to shield your hands from getting stained.

"SNAKE'S EYES" SOUP

Steps:

• Shell and devein shrimp and sprinkle the sake over them. Blanch the shrimp in rapidly boiling water for 1 minute and drain them. Place two curled shrimp in the bottom of each small soup bowl.
• Plunge the trefoil or cilantro into fresh boiling water until it barely wilts. Remove the greens immediately to a bowl of cold water. Knot together 2 or 3 stalks to make a single bunch and lift it out of the water. Repeat with remaining stalks. Pat the tied bunches of greens dry and lay one over the shrimp in each bowl.
• Carefully remove as much pith from the underside of the fruit peel as you can. With scissors, cut out 4 small flower shapes, rinse them under cold water, then pat them dry. Place a lemon flower in each bowl.
• In a saucepan, heat the basic soup stock and season it with the soy sauce and salt. Bring the broth to a boil, then carefully ladle it over the arrangements of food in the individual bowls. Serve immediately.