Cindy'S Deviled Mice

Directions

1. 1
   Hard boil the eggs.
2. 2
   Gently crack the eggs against a hard surface, then carefully peel off the shells.
3. 3
   Slice each egg in half lengthwise. Scoop out the yolks, and put them in a small bowl.
4. 4
   Mash the yolks with a fork until they are crumbly.
5. 5
   Add mayonnaise and blend.
6. 6
   Carefully fill the empty egg whites with yolk mixture.
7. 7
   Cover a platter with lettuce leaves, setting a leaf or two aside for garnish.
8. 8
   Arrange the egg halves, yolk side down, on the leaves. These are your mice.
9. 9
   bodies.
10. 10
    To give them each eyes and a nose, pull the pimento out of an olive and cut it into 3 small pieces.
11. 11
    Cut 32 thin, lengthwise strips from several of the green olives. Stick two of these strips end to end onto the back end of the mouse to form the tail.
12. 12
    Out of the remaining olives, cut 32 small triangular ear pieces.
13. 13
    To Garnish.
14. 14
    Tear small pieces of lettuce and position in front of the mice's mouths.
15. 15
    As a final touch, heap a pile of mouse droppings (chocolate sprinkles) on the platter to re-create an authentically tidy mouse toilette.