Wednesday, March 17, 2010

  Largest Rice Krispies treat - world record set by The Community Center of La Cañada Flintridge

 LA CAÑADA FLINTRIDGE, CA, USA -- After days of cooking, volunteers revealed a Rice Krispies treat at a fundraiser for the Community Center of La Cañada Flintridge weighing in at 10,460 pounds - which sets the world record for the Largest Rice Krispies treat .
 Photo: The world s largest Rice Krispies Treat of 10,470 pounds was unveiled during carnival fundraiser for the children's art program at the La Cañada Flintridge Community Center. Photo by Eric Reed/ SGVN ( enlarge photo )

   The previous Guinness world record for the Largest Rice Krispies treat was 2,500 pounds.

   Hundreds of volunteers came together to make the Largest Rice Krispies treat in just over 48 hours. Food scientist Ted Russin, a San Diego chef and engineer Scott Stuckel helped with the project to make sure the finished product was edible, tasty and structurally sound, TLC spokesman Dustin Smith said.

   Once it was weighed and measured, pieces of the gigantic dessert were auctioned off to raise more money for the community center.   

  To balance costs for the center, a number of utilities and items used for the fundraiser were donated, including the supplies for the Rice Krispies treat, the booths and the food.

    5,000 pounds of Rice Krispies was donated by Kellogg's and 7,000 pounds of marshmallows were used. Each marshmallow at the top weighted about three pounds.

   Food booths were hosted by Round Table, Los Gringos Locos, Jersey Mike’s and the La Cañada Flintridge Country Club, with all proceeds going directly to the center. Likewise, Jazmine’s Spa and Salon offered mini manicures for children while Flintridge Family Chiropractic offered massages.

    The center netted about $5,000, after expenses. “We’re happy with that number,” said Nordvedt. “We had about three weeks to put this on and we worked as hard as we could, but the amount of community support was a great part of the turnout. It was a successful day.

   “The community center is used heavily,” said community center board member Tom Reynolds. “This is a town that doesn’t see itself needing a community center, but we have 2,500 people touch the walls each week. The community came here and supported something for the community center.”

   A number of La Cañada organizations and volunteers manned booths while the producers and creators of the TV show prepared the big reveal.

The process to build the treat was documented by the The Learning Channel for a new special to air this summer called "Mega Bites." The program will likely air on The Learning Channel in June, though the program hasn’t officially been picked up by the network.

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Wednesday, March 17, 2010


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