Beaver Lodges - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 large can of chow mein noodles or pretzels, broken
1 12 oz. pkg. of chocolate chips
chopped nuts, or raisins (optional)

Preparation

Lay out wax paper on which to cool your \"lodges\". Melt chocolate chips in a bowl in the microwave.
Stir in chow mein noodles or pretzel pieces.
Optional:
Add chopped nuts and/or raisins. Coat everything well with chocolate.
Drop by tablespoons onto wax paper to harden.
Shape, if needed (yields approximately 17 lodges).
For quicker hardening, place in freezer 5 minutes.