Scotcheroos

• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 2 cups peanut butter
• 2 cups corn syrup
• 12 cups Rice Krispies or other Puffed Rice Cereal

or, alternately, for college students and others with limited pantry space

• 1 one-pound box granulated sugar
• 1 jar (18 ounces or so) peanut butter
• 1 bottle corn syrup
• 1 box (13 servings or so) Puffed Rice

And for the icing,

• 1 12 ounce package of semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 12 ounce package of butterscotch chips

In the biggest pot you've got, mix sugar, peanut butter and corn syrup over medium heat until melted and almost boiling.

Add Rice Krispies and mix. This is when you'll be glad you picked the bigger pot. When mixed a thoroughly as possible, dump onto a greased cookie sheet.

Knead a little until evenly mixed. Form into a boring flat rectangle 3 to 6 centimeters thick. Better yet, form into interesting two-dimensional shapes: hearts for Valentine's Day, a few letters, anything you've seen as a fancy cake shape.

Let cool.

Melt the chips together, mix well and ice your shape, including the sides. If you want to be extra fancy, save out some of the butterscotch chips, melt them separately, and pipe onto the iced Scotcheroos as decoration and/or lettering.

Let cool and transfer to something else, as you've made a terrible mess of your cookie sheet. The transfer should be easy, as the resulting stuff holds together quite well, once cool.

Cut off large slabs and eat. Do not share.