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| WEEK 20 This week we make another spinning toy and cook a casserole and a bread. THAUMATROPE TOY Circle cut of cardboard, 3" diameter two pieces of string, 6" each colored pencils or markers Punch two holes on opposite edges of the circle. Thread each string through one hole and tie on. Draw a picture on each side of the circle. One part of the picture hould be drawn on the upper part of one side, while the lower half f the picture should be on the other side. (example: water on lower part of one side and a fish jumping on the upper part of the opposite side.) Hold strings in your hands and wind up the circle tightly. When you let go, the circle spins and your eyes perceive the picture as one. SWEET POTATOES & APPLES 5 sweet potatoes 3 large apples butter to grease casserole dish 2 Tbs. butter 3/4 Cup maple syrup Preheat oven to 350. Wash and pierce sweet potatoes. Bake 1 hour. Set aside to cool. Meanwhile: Cut apples into 4 sections each. Remove core and cut off skin. Cut unto thin strips. Pull skins off cooled sweet potatoes. Cut into thin slices. Grease casserole dish. Layer apples and potatoes, alternating layers Place small pieces of butter on top of the casserole. Bake 30 min. SALLY LYNN BREAD 2/3 Cup milk 1/4 cup warm water 1 pkg dry yeast 6 Tbs. butter, softened 3 Tbs. sugar 2 eggs 3 Cups flour 1 1/4 tsp. salt Butter to grease pan Warm milk over low heat Add yeast to the warm water and stir Mix the yeast and water into the warm milk. Cream butter nad sugar in another bowl till creamy. Beat eggs in another bowl. Mix flour and salt in a separate bowl. Stir 1 cup of the flour/salt mixture into the butter/sugar mixture. Add 1/3 of the yeast mixture to the above mixture. Continue adding until everything is in one bowl and forms a smooth batter. Grease a round casserole dish. Pour batter into that dish, cover with a dishtowel and let rise in a warm place. After 30 min, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Remove towel and bake bread 40-45 min. Loosen and remove from pan immediately. |
WEEK 21 RAG DOLL Your children can sew a rag-doll this week, but the best I can do describe it is to find a pattern for a gingerbread man cookie cutter and to enlarge the pattern. With "good" sides together, trace your doll pattern, cut and sew edges, turn right side out, stuff and sew the seam closed. Colonial children stuffed their dolls, made from scrap fabric or deerskin, with pine needles or sweet grass. BEEFSTEAK PIE Two pastry pie crusts for 9" pie pan 1-2 lb beef rump roast 1 Tbs. cooking oil 2 Tbs. flour 4 Tbs. water 2 Cups beef broth 1 tsp. dried parsley 1/8 tsp. marjoram 1/8 tsp. savory 1/8 tsp. thyme 2 Tbs. butter Line bottom of pie pan with one pie crust. Slice the rump roast into small, thin steaks 1/4" thick. Pound the steaks with a rolling pin until they are tender. Fry the steaks in the oil until browned on both sides. Place in pie pan. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Measure flour and water into a bowl and stir with fork into a paste Measure beef broth into the skillet to boil. Stir the flour paste into the broth. Turn heat down. Simmer 3 min. Pour gravy over the steaks in the pie pan Sprinkle herbs and spices over gravy and meat. Dot top of the pie with butter. Cover the top with second pie crust. Press edges together and pierce the top with a fork several times. Bake 50 minutes of until crust is golden. ALMOND TARTS Pastry: 3/4 Cup flour 6 Tbs. butter 1 egg 1 Tbs. cream extra flour for rolling out dough Filling: 1/2 Cup butter 1 lemon 1 cup ground almonds 1 Tbs. orange juice 3 eggs 1/2 cup sugar Cut pastry flour and butter together till crumbly. Crack egg into the bowl. Add the cream and stir till smooth Chill the pastry dough for 15-30 min. While dough is chilling, preheat oven to 325 degrees. To make filling: Melt butter over low heat. Separately, grate the outer part of the lemon (yellow part). Measure 1 Tbs. of grated peel into a lg. mixig bowl Add the melted butter, almonds, orange juice, eggs, and sugar. Mix well. Setaside. Remove pastry dough from fridge. Divide into 12 pieces Shape each piece into a ball.Roll each ball on a floured butting board to a thin circle, 1/4" thick Fit each circle into a cup in a muffin pan. Pat to fit the cup Put 2 T. filling into each muffin cup. Bake the almond tarts for 40 minutes, or until a knife inserted comes out clean Cool before serving CHRISTMAS FRUIT CAKE 1 cup butter 6 eggs 3 cups flour 1/2 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. baking soda 2 3/4 Cups sugar 1 tsp. lemon extract 1/2 tsp. vanilla 1 Cup sour cream 1 cup chopped cherries, candied pineapple and candied orange peel (total 1 cup) 1/2 cup golden raisins extra butter to grease the pan sifted confectioner's sugar Preheat oven 350. Grease tube pan Mix butter and the eggs till fluffy. Add flour, salt, and baking soda Add sugar. Mix well. Add lemon extract and vanilla Add sour cream. Stir until all is creamy Finally, add all of the fruit and stir well. Bake in greased tube pan 1 1/2 hours or till toothpick inserted in center is clean. Cool and sift confectioner's sugar on the top. Serves 16 |