Last night we finished reading aloud the third book in the Laura Ingalls Wilder series, Farmer Boy. There is a chapter where they enjoy a very traditional Christmas dinner, and the fried apples and onions stuck out to Moriah (bleck). We agreed that when we finished the book we would have a "Farmer Boy Dinner", and discussed what we thought fried apples and onions might taste like.
Personally, I would rather summer be here by now and I believe we have had enough cold weather and rain. BUT, tonight I was very thankful for the cool air as I tried to whip up a traditional mid-western meal and then swallow it down with a gallon of water. Here is what was on our menu:
ham (there was no way I was doing a whole pig on a platter, I don't care how Almanzo's family did it)
cranberry jelly
mashed potatoes
candied carrots
and....
fried apples and onions.
Summary: I have no new recipes to add to my stash. Half way through dinner Moriah complained of a tummy ache and switched her plate over to apple sauce, fresh farm carrots and half of a Tums. I enjoyed the remaining half of that Tums, and my prairie husband packed his lunch for tomorrow from the leftovers.
Go homeschooling!
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