Summary:
In 1710, a girl and her mother in Lyme, England, prepare a blackberry fool, picking wild blackberries and beating cream from their cow with a bundle of twigs. The same dessert is prepared by an enslaved girl and her mother in 1810 in Charleston, South Carolina; by a mother and daughter in 1910 in Boston; and finally by a boy and his father in present-day San Diego.
In 1710, a girl and her mother in Lyme, England, prepare a blackberry fool, picking wild blackberries and beating cream from their cow with a bundle of twigs. The same dessert is prepared by an enslaved girl and her mother in 1810 in Charleston, South Carolina; by a mother and daughter in 1910 in Boston; and finally by a boy and his father in present-day San Diego.
Attention Span/reading level: Probably 6+. My four year old sat through it, but lost interest and didn't really "get it."
Good uses for book in teaching: Changes in food, technology, lifestyles, and families have changed throughout American History.
Favorite part: Mine: The recipe at the end and the idea that I could recreate this recipe with my family.
Least favorite part? Warnings/negative feedback?: None.
Review: This book had a really interesting concept. It was cool to see the changes in technology and cooking methods over time for making the same dessert. It makes one living today appreciate the advancements we have for cooking. It also shows how cooking can be a family affair and part of one's heritage
Review: This book had a really interesting concept. It was cool to see the changes in technology and cooking methods over time for making the same dessert. It makes one living today appreciate the advancements we have for cooking. It also shows how cooking can be a family affair and part of one's heritage
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