| Kamus of Kadizhar |
I've got a bit of a challenge. My 6 year old wants to know where food
comes from (other than the fridge or the can), so I figure I can show her
by cooking some beans - the old fashioned way. I want to make it fun, but
also somewhat educational. We've been to the mountains, and seen early
setttler houses and kitchens. She's curious about how the settlers lived
and cooked.
So.... Anyone have any child-level recipes for cooking beans? Something
fun, but that makes an edible end product? Maybe a web-based recipe that
has lots of pics so she can follow along?
--Kamus
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,>/'_ | only slightly uphill. May the wind bring rain for the slickrock
(_)\(_) | potholes fourteen miles on the other side of yonder blue ridge.
| May God's dog serenade your campfire, may the rattlesnake and
o | the screech owl amuse your reveries, may the Great Sun dazzle
>[] | your eyes by day and the Great Bear watch over you at night.
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| PENMART01 |
> Kamus says:
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>My 6 year old wants to know where food
>comes from fashioned way. I want to make it fun, but also somewhat
>educational.
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| Steve Wertz |
On Thu, 27 May 2004 18:19:43 -0400, Kamus of Kadizhar
<yan@NsOeSiPnAeMr.com> wrote:
>I've got a bit of a challenge. My 6 year old wants to know where food
>comes from (other than the fridge or the can), so I figure I can show her
>by cooking some beans - the old fashioned way. I want to make it fun, but
>also somewhat educational. We've been to the mountains, and seen early
>setttler houses and kitchens. She's curious about how the settlers lived
>and cooked.
>
>So.... Anyone have any child-level recipes for cooking beans? Something
>fun, but that makes an edible end product? Maybe a web-based recipe that
>has lots of pics so she can follow along?
Beans aren't a very good example (boring - not much to it).
Why not show her where Cheeseburgers come from?
OK, maybe not. How about explaining gardening?
-sw
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| Frogleg |
On Thu, 27 May 2004 18:19:43 -0400, Kamus of Kadizhar
<yan@NsOeSiPnAeMr.com> wrote:
>I've got a bit of a challenge. My 6 year old wants to know where food
>comes from (other than the fridge or the can), so I figure I can show her
>by cooking some beans - the old fashioned way.
Have you misunderstood the question? "Where does food come from?"
includes gardening/farming examples, animal husbandry, geography,
history, industrial processes, and restaurant services. Hmmm. 'Track
Your Toast' --- pictures of a field of wheat, harvesting, handsful or
piles of kernels, grain mill, bread-making, slicing, and toaster. Then
the in-home example could be making bread. I agree with Steve that
boiling up some beans doesn't have much panache. :-)
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| Rich McCormack |
Kamus of Kadizhar wrote:
> I've got a bit of a challenge. My 6 year old wants to know where food
> comes from (other than the fridge or the can), so I figure I can show her
> by cooking some beans - the old fashioned way. I want to make it fun, but
> also somewhat educational. We've been to the mountains, and seen early
> setttler houses and kitchens. She's curious about how the settlers lived
> and cooked.
>
> So.... Anyone have any child-level recipes for cooking beans? Something
> fun, but that makes an edible end product? Maybe a web-based recipe that
> has lots of pics so she can follow along?
>
> --Kamus
>
Takes more time, but a good way to use beans to show a child where
food comes from is to buy dried beans from the market, plant them,
water and watch 'em grow, harvest in the fall when dry and then cook.
I did this many years ago and it was a satisfying and educational
experience for the whole family.
Rich
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| jmk |
On 5/27/2004 6:19 PM, Kamus of Kadizhar wrote:
> I've got a bit of a challenge. My 6 year old wants to know where food
> comes from (other than the fridge or the can), so I figure I can show her
> by cooking some beans - the old fashioned way. I want to make it fun, but
> also somewhat educational. We've been to the mountains, and seen early
> setttler houses and kitchens. She's curious about how the settlers lived
> and cooked.
>
> So.... Anyone have any child-level recipes for cooking beans? Something
> fun, but that makes an edible end product? Maybe a web-based recipe that
> has lots of pics so she can follow along?
>
> --Kamus
>
I saw an interesting recipe in a recent issue of Cooking Light -- Savory
Soup Beans. It sounded really good -- smoked paprika and other good
stuff. I tired to forward the recipe to you but I'm not 100% sure that
I de-spam-ified your address correctly! ;-)
--
jmk in NC
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| PENMART01 |
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| Julia Altshuler |
I recommend lentil soup. The lentils are small so they cook faster.
Put dry lentils in a pot. Cover with water. Bring to a boil while you
chop an onion, carrot and 2 ribs of celery. Add the vegetables. Simmer
for about 45 minutes adding more water as necessary until soft. At the
last minute, add chopped tomatoes. (I use a little tomato paste, but
that defeats the purpose of learning about real food.) Also add a clove
of minced garlic, some dried tarragon and some dried dill (or fresh).
Just reheat and serve. You don't want to boil that strong garlic and
herb flavor.
The settlers would have added winter squash and corn to lima or white
beans. (I think.) Again, you get the beans started, then add the
vegetables and season at the end.
--Lia
Kamus of Kadizhar wrote:
> I've got a bit of a challenge. My 6 year old wants to know where food
> comes from (other than the fridge or the can), so I figure I can show her
> by cooking some beans - the old fashioned way. I want to make it fun, but
> also somewhat educational. We've been to the mountains, and seen early
> setttler houses and kitchens. She's curious about how the settlers lived
> and cooked.
>
> So.... Anyone have any child-level recipes for cooking beans? Something
> fun, but that makes an edible end product? Maybe a web-based recipe that
> has lots of pics so she can follow along?
>
> --Kamus
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| Dimitri |
"PENMART01" <penmart01@aol.como> wrote in message
news:20040528092241.16492.00000059@mb-m10.aol.com...
> ---> http://www.americanbean.org
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> ---= BOYCOTT FRANCE (belgium) GERMANY--SPAIN =---
> ---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =---
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> "Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation."
> Sheldon
Bookmarked - great site.
Dimitri
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| Puester |
Rich McCormack wrote:
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> Takes more time, but a good way to use beans to show a child where
> food comes from is to buy dried beans from the market, plant them,
> water and watch 'em grow, harvest in the fall when dry and then cook.
>
> I did this many years ago and it was a satisfying and educational
> experience for the whole family.
>
> Rich
We've always had gardens so our kids were pretty savvy, but
when our younger was about 3 we planted lots of fruit trees
in the yard. We asked what they might like, other than
apple. pear, and apricot. Daughter said grapes.
Son asked "Hmmm, do 'tato chips grow on trees?"
Of course we've never let him forget it.
gloria p
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| A.C. |
"PENMART01" <penmart01@aol.como> wrote in message
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> ---> http://www.americanbean.org
Great site. Thanks for sharing.
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| Richard's ~JA~ |
Sheldon wrote in message
> --->http://www.americanbean.org
>>>Bookmarked - great site.
>>>Dimitri
Printed several. Thanks, Sheldon!
Picky ~JA~
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| blake murphy |
On Fri, 28 May 2004 10:30:01 GMT, Frogleg <frogleg@nowhere.com> wrote:
>On Thu, 27 May 2004 18:19:43 -0400, Kamus of Kadizhar
><yan@NsOeSiPnAeMr.com> wrote:
>
>>I've got a bit of a challenge. My 6 year old wants to know where food
>>comes from (other than the fridge or the can), so I figure I can show her
>>by cooking some beans - the old fashioned way.
>
>Have you misunderstood the question? "Where does food come from?"
>includes gardening/farming examples, animal husbandry, geography,
>history, industrial processes, and restaurant services. Hmmm. 'Track
>Your Toast' --- pictures of a field of wheat, harvesting, handsful or
>piles of kernels, grain mill, bread-making, slicing, and toaster. Then
>the in-home example could be making bread. I agree with Steve that
>boiling up some beans doesn't have much panache. :-)
you could go shoot a deer.
your pal,
godzilla
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| Barry Grau |
"Dimitri" <Dimitri_C@prodigy.net> wrote in message news:<X5Itc.22746$3r3.14970@newssvr31.news.prodigy.com>...
> "PENMART01" <penmart01@aol.como> wrote in message
> news:20040528092241.16492.00000059@mb-m10.aol.com...
> > ---> http://www.americanbean.org
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> > ---= BOYCOTT FRANCE (belgium) GERMANY--SPAIN =---
> > ---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =---
> > *********
> > "Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation."
> > Sheldon
>
> Bookmarked - great site.
>
> Dimitri
There's also the always amusing British Edible Pulse Assoication --
pea fudge anyone? http://www.bepa.co.uk/
-bwg
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