4 squares of semi-sweet chocolate
2 sticks of margarine
1 3/4 cups of sugar
1 cup of flour
4 eggs
1 teaspoon of vanilla
1/2 to 1 cup of nuts (optional)


Melt the chocolate and margarine over low heat.Mix the sugar and flour (not sifted),add one egg at a time and just stir to the mix.Add chocolate mixture,then add vanilla.Add nuts (optional).Pour into cupcake papers.Bake at 325 for 25 minutes.Makes 24 muffins.



I hope you like it.I found it in my Gramma's old cook-book.I'm sorry that I haven't posted for a while.The recipe originally came from a friend of my Gramma,Carolyn Brown.Below is a cute/odd little thing I found in another cook-book

Recipe For Preserving Children
1 large grassy field
6 small children,all sizes
3 dogs
narrow strips of river
pebbles if possible
a deep blue sky
hot sun
flowers

Mix the children with the dogs,empty into the field,stirring continuously.Sprinkle the field with flowers,pour the river gently over the pebbles.Cover all with the deep blue sky and bake in the hot sun.When the children are well browned,they may be removed.You may give them lemonade to cool off.~Author unknown