January 5, 2007
For Immediate Release
Contact: Susan Trien, 585-410-6359, strien@museumofplay.org



Gross Recipes


Edible Poop Cookies

In a saucepan melt:
½ cup margarine
½ cup white sugar
4 heaping teaspoons cocoa

In a bowl mix:
½ cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
½ teaspoon vanilla
1 cup flour
½ cup rolled oats
½ cup flake coconut

Add melted cocoa mixture to bowl mixture and stir.
Add a squirt of green food coloring and mix.
Add a handful of wheat flake cereal for desired look and mix.
Shape the dough into turds (you can make cow pies, little kitty turds, etc.).
Bake for 9–11 minutes at 375 degrees. Cool thoroughly before eating.


Fake Snot

To make borax solution:
Mix 1/8 cup of borax laundry booster and 2 cups of warm water.
Shake until borax dissolves.

To make fake snot:
Put 2 spoonfuls white glue in a cup.
Stir in 2 spoonfuls water.
Stir in 2 drips green food coloring.
Pour into plastic baggie.
Dump in 1 spoonful borax solution.
Squish baggie to mix.


Strong National Museum of Play®, located in downtown Rochester, New York, is the only museum in the world devoted to the study of play as it illuminates American popular culture.

Regular Hours:
Monday–Thursday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.;
Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Sunday, 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m.
Admission Fees:
(General Admission fees do not include admission to Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden®):
Adults $9.50; Seniors $8.50; Children (2–17) $7.50; Children under age two free; Strong members free.

Admission to Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden®:
General Admission fee plus $3.00 per person for members and nonmembers; Children younger than two free.
Due to limited capacity, entry to Dancing Wings Butterfly Garden is by timed tickets only. Advance purchase is recommended. Please call 585-263-2700 to purchase timed tickets.

Parking:
Free parking is available at the museum for all guests on a first-come, first-served basis. Please note that, on high visitation days, the museum lot may reach capacity early in the day. If space is not available on site at the time of your visit, you will be directed to additional parking at neighboring municipal garages (fees may apply).