Hasty Pudding

We are still studying the Revolutionary War. To really look at some of the harsh conditions that these brave soldiers survived is astonishing. We read about the winter at Valley Forge recently. One of the things that every book website or whatever talks about is the lack of food. My kids have never experienced a lack of food. So, in an effort to drive home how tough that was, we made "hasty pudding" Our first batch was just cornmeal and water mixed together and fried. Benjamin looked at it and said, "I thought you said we were having tasty pudding." (gotta love that kiddo)

I told him that no, it is not "tasty" it is "hasty" meaning that it could be cooked quickly, with not a lot of mess to clean up. Our second batch was cornmeal, maple syrup, an egg and some salt. Not exactly what I would call "tasty" but definitely better than the first batch. We talked about how just an increase of the supplies that the soldiers had would help boost morale.

On a strange note, Benjamin liked the second batch enough he ate all that was on his plate, and a second helping. Samuel liked BOTH kinds. He said, "I think I would make a good a soldier because I can eat anything." Ok, but let's hope they do not serve sweet potatoes or cooked carrots. Samuel will anything but those. :-}

Fun With Food

Mark made fun of me last night. Ok, granted, I am kind of easy to make fun of. But the reason he was making fun was because I took a picture of this:


A fish-shaped steak!! Hmm...something's fishy on the grill!! He laughed even harder when I showed him this picture from lunch earlier:


Yes, that would be a hot dog man all warm and cozy in his sleeping bag bun. He even has a coat of mustard and ketchup for extra warmth.
It turns out that I am not the only one who takes pictures of her food. Sprittibee also does this. She has even devoted a little series to her homeschool lunches. Guess I am not such a weirdie after all.

Sharing the Weirdness

Just thought I'd give you a little glimpse of Samuel's, uhm, uniqueness. Earlier today he said, "Mom, you know what the best snack ever is? Green beans and chocolate milk." (oh, yuck!!)
Also today, he asked if he could do an extra math worksheet. What mom would say no to that?? He ended up doing the rest his math sheets for this and most of next week!!!
Tonight he went to his room to put on his jammies. He has cars, rockets, Batman, Superman, Cars the Movie (which has to be in class by itself, you know), army man, (camo, for those of you who do not speak "boy"), and some others that have left me. What does emerge from his room wearing????


That would be an argyle sweater vest and Tigger-striped sweatpants. This boy definitely has his own sense of style!!!