Is chocolate absolutely verboten? I was thinking of making some Herods with wriggly worms bursting out as "starters" before the Easter Sunday meal. Having a little trouble getting this to work – when the melted chocolate comes into contact with the worms (left-over loquat pips and apple seeds, of which I have many put by, boiled up with the same weight of sugar and some cochineal or boiled mint leaves [strained] makes a lovely worm) and obviously they have to be inside Herod to start with BUT THEY JUST KEEP MELTING IN THE CHOCOLATE so it looks like he's being sick. That isn't part of the Easter message. An alternative to chocolate is powdered sugar pressed into shape and heated slightly. A balloon inside, next the worms, next the chocolate or compressed sugar (like icing but sweeter) with a straw going into the balloon (concealed) so you can inflate the balloon and force the worms out of preprepared holes, smeared over with the thinnest layer of chocolate.
I'm going nuts trying to get this to work but will persevere IF you think chocolate is ok. I wouldn't want anything pagan like "eggs" or "chickens" or blasphemous "rabbits" masquerading as Jesus.
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And when he[Herod] had apprehended him[Peter], he[Herod] put him[Peter] in prison, and delivered him[Peter] to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him[Peter] intending after Easter to bring him[Peter] forth to the people.
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• Peter escaped
• Herod started showing off
And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him[Herod] because he[Herod] gave not God[Jesus] the glory: and he[Herod] was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.
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Jesus wants us to celebrate His Resurrection with a perfect Easter Sunday.
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