A recipe about the First Easter 
to share with your children or grand-children!

You will need:

1 c. whole pecans
1 tsp. vinegar
3 egg whites
pinch salt
1 c. sugar
zipper baggie
wooden spoon
tape
Bible

Preheat oven to 300 * F

 Step 1 ~ Place pecans in zipper baggie and let children beat them 
with the wooden spoon to break into small pieces. Explain that after 
Jesus was arrested, he was beaten by the Roman soldiers. Read John 
19:1-3.

 Step 2 ~ Let each child smell the vinegar. Put 1 tsp. vinegar into 
mixing bowl. Explain that when Jesus was thirsty on the cross he was 
given vinegar to drink. Read John 19:28-30.

 Step 3 ~ Add egg whites to vinegar. Eggs represent life. Explain 
that Jesus gave His life, to give us life. Read John 10:10-11.

 Step 4 ~ Sprinkle a little salt into each child's hand. Let them 
taste it and brush the rest into the bowl. Explain that this 
represents the salty tears shed by Jesus' followers, and the
bitterness of our own sin. Read Luke 23:27.

 ~So far the ingredients are not very appetizing~

 Step 5 ~ Add 1 c. sugar. Explain that the sweetest part of the story 
is that Jesus died, because He loves us. He wants us to know and
belong to Him. Read Ps. 34:8 and John 3:16.

 Step 6~ Beat with a mixer on high speed for 12 to 15 minutes until 
stiff peaks are formed. Explain that the color white represents the 
purity in God's eyes of those whose sins have been cleansed by Jesus. 
Read Isa.1:18 and John 3:1-3.

 Step 7 ~ Fold in broken nuts. Drop by teaspoons onto a wax paper 
covered cookie sheet. Explain that each mound represents the 
rocky tomb where Jesus' body was laid. Read Matt. 27:57-60.

 Step 8 ~ Put the cookie sheet in the oven, close the door and
 turn the oven OFF. (DO NOT BAKE THE COOKIES!)

 Step 9 ~ Give each child a piece of tape and seal the oven 
door. Explain that Jesus' tomb was sealed. Read Matt. 27:65-66.

 Step 10 ~ GO TO BED! Explain that they may feel sad to leave 
the cookies in the oven overnight. Jesus' followers were in despair 
when the tomb was sealed. Read John 16:20 and 22.

 On Easter morning, open the oven and give everyone a cookie. Notice 
the cracked surface and take a bite. The cookies are hollow! On the 
first Easter Jesus' followers were amazed to find the tomb open and 
empty. Read Matt. 28:1-9.

 HE HAS RISEN!

 Pass it on! 

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