All Japanese condoms have a clearly printed "use by date" for freshness. The date on these parody condoms is July 2011.

To use the study kit, take the included green pen and highlight the important words in your study material, either in your text or written in your notebook. After you highlight the information you need to memorize, place the included red "check sheet" over your material, which causes the green section to become invisible, allowing you to test your knowledge Move the red sheet to check the correct answers. The green pen is completely erasable with the included eraser pen -- when you've learned the material, you can remove the green marks completely, like magic. Both the green highlight pen and the "eraser" pen have two tips, one for writing fat lines and the other for writing thin ones.

The kit includes the large and small fish-shaped trays, a shaker for mixing the batter w/ pouring spout, shaker insert, and instructions and a recipe idea book in Japanese. To make, prepare 150 grams (2/3 cups) of standard powdered pancake mix, 100 ml (0.4 of a cup) of milk, one egg, 35 grams (3.5 tablespoons) of sugar, and salad oil. Put the pancake mix, egg, milk and sugar in the shaker, then place the shaker insert inside the shaker so the contents will be well mixed when you shake. Shake for 60 seconds, remove the shaker insert, and attach the pouring spout. Using a paper towel or basting brush, put a little oil inside the taiyaki trays to be used. Pour the batter inside each fish mold until it reaches the top, then place the small taiyaki molds over the large mold so that it makes a small depression in the top (which you'll put various ingredients in later). Cook in the microwave (see cooking times below). When you're done, you'll have two halves of the large taiyaki and four haves of the small. Put ingredients inside, like sweet anko beans (if you like), or invent your own!

COOKING TIMES: 500 watt microwave: 100 seconds (for large taiyaki) or 40 seconds (for small). 600 watt microwave: 80 seconds for large, 35 seconds for samll. 700 watt microwave, 60 seconds for large, 30 seconds for small.

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