What boys wouldn’t be intrigued with the idea of frog egg stew, or tea, or . . . ? I’ve known very few boys who didn’t enjoy at least teasing about “greasy grimy gopher guts” or other such concoctions. Even girls join in the fun as long as it is in a song. I learned the gopher gut song in Girl Scouts many years ago.
So if you know of some adventurous kids who like fun, offer them some frog egg tea, or create your own recipe. The key ingredient is the dried frog eggs (well, really it’s chia seeds, but don’t give away the secret too easy). What makes it fun is that when chia seeds are stirred into liquid, they swell up and excrete a slick substance around them that makes them look and act much like frog eggs when they are in liquid. Let them soak up to 30 minutes to reach their maximum size. They are a little small for most frog eggs, but I’ve seen tree frog eggs that are about the same size, so if the kids question the size, tell them they are tree frog eggs.
My super simple recipe for making frog egg tea is to pour 1/2 cup water and 1/2 cup apple juice in a cup and microwave it until hot. Add a tea bag and let it steep about 5 minutes. Then add honey, squeezed lemon juice and about a tablespoon of chia seeds. The seeds don’t have much taste of their own, so you could add them to about any beverage or soup. You might try for more realism by adding the seeds to asparagus soup or onion soup – anything that might look swampy green.
Chia seeds are highly nutritional. They are high in antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, protein, omega 3, and dietary fiber. Those who market chia seeds make many claims about the health benefits from eating them, so I have been drinking a lot of “frog egg tea” over the past few weeks hoping to keep the flu away from my door and keep me healthy.
It is fun to play around with foods like our frog egg tea as long as we acknowledge that the foods are truly healthy. My only reluctance in sharing this is that some might want to connect it with the occult in some way. Scripture is very clear against using mediums and occult practices. If anything beyond simple fun with frog tea or frog stew, I should hope the activity might encourage a discussion on what the Bible has to say about occult practices.
Here is a website with good information about the Bible and occult practices:
THE OCCULT—What does the Bible say about it?
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