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Margaret O'Brien's Krispie Drops

We explored Margaret O'Brien's sugar rationing recipe for Christmas.

Margaret O'Brien signed with M-G-M at only four years old and went on to co-star in The Canterville Ghost (1944), Our Vines Have Tender Grapes (1945) and Little Women (1949). She is best remembered for her scene stealing turn as the little sister "Tootie" in the classic musical Meet Me In St. Louis (1944) opposite Judy Garland. The role won her a special juvenile Oscar. Later on she found work in television and had roles on the popular shows Murder, She Wrote, Adam-12, Combat!, Perry Mason and Dr. Kildare.

Recipe

This recipe is from the January 1947 issue of Modern Screen. Due to WWII, sugar was rationed until June of 1947.

Ingredients

7 oz. bar semi-sweet chocolate, melted

1/4 cup butter

1/2 cup chopped pecans

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 1/2 cups rice krispies

Directions

Melt chocolate and butter together over hot water, add nuts and vanilla and fold in rice krispies carefully. Drop by teaspoonfuls on waxed paper and store in refrigerator overnight.

Special Guest

Samantha Ellis writes the column "Cooking with the Stars" for the Classic Movie Hub. She blogs at Musings of a Classic Film Addict and co-hosts the podcast "Ticklish Business".

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Final Result

Samantha's Krispie Drops turnd out really well. Mine were very dry and crumbling. I think it is due to the fact that my hotplate got TOO hot during the episode and the chocolate dried out. After we logged off, I added a bit more butter and chocolate to the Krispie Drops and even a tiny bit of hot water. That seemed to do the trick! These are tasty, low sugar and easy to make. They would be the perfect finger food dessert at any Christmas party.

Samanta's batch