Today, as part of their Social Studies 'Civil Rights & the Power Of Non-Violence' unit, students spent the morning singing songs about Martin Luther King, listening to Black American spiritual songs and slave chants and then in groups, they cooked traditional African Rice Bread - a daily staple eaten by many slaves in the 1880's and still eaten in West Africa today.
The ingredients included rice, milk, eggs, bananas, sugar, nutmeg and salt. The results tasted better than they looked! They smelled yummy and for the most part, tasted 'Okay'! I think we have to come to some kind of consensus on just how much liquid is in a 'cup' of milk, or how much sugar is actually in 3 Tablespoons! (David must have a sweet tooth as he did a fine job of polishing off the group's bread that had far too much sugar in it!)
We may not have produced wonderful cordon bleu dishes, but I think the students really got a sense of how cheap, simple ingredients can make a hearty meal.
The school oven wouldn't work for us today, so 5B had the honour of cooking the bread in my home! The kids took great delight in making themselves at home in my front room! See the pictures above of them posing!
“Shoot for the moon! Even if you miss you will land among the stars!”-Les Brown
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