Snacks For The Little Ones

When have you last had a tamarind ball?

As a child it costed 25 cents at the neighbourhood parlour but my favourite was when my mom made them. That way I could have all I wanted whenever I wanted and I didn’t have to sneak out 25 cent pieces from the old cash pan. It was always a big hit for me and my friends.

These days a tamarind ball costs $1 and they’re smaller than they used to be. The point is snacks cost a lot these days and with the kids home for “Ju-gust” vacation, it can become quite costly keeping them satisfied snacks-wise. The snacks at the parlour not only drains your pockets but they’re really unhealthy, pumping a lot of empty calories into our children.

So why not go back to your roots for the kids’ sake. I’m talking paw paw ball, sugarcake, fudge, suck-a-bag. These are just a few of the snacks than we enjoyed as children and are sure to be a big hit with our own children as well. Here's a photo of what we did this weekend.

Let us know what homemade snacks you enjoyed as a child. Share a recipe nah...