In the novel, Matt is left alone at the homestead in Maine while his father travels back home so he can bring Matt’s mother and little sister to their new home. When food becomes scarce Matt is forced to hunt and search for different kinds of food sources. After finding wild berries and fruits his dries them in the sun and preserves them for the long harsh winter to come.
Many of our students have seen
their grandparents or parents preserve vegetables or fruit jelly; however, they
may have never had the opportunity to make fruit preserves themselves. I want to give them that opportunity in
summer school. I plan to bring fresh
strawberries to school on a Monday and have the students wash and cap the
berries. Then we will slice and pour
sugar over the berries and allow them to sit overnight. The next day we will make strawberry jelly
and using small canning jar we will preserve our food. Each student will be allowed to take two jars
of jelly home; one for now and one for a savory winter’s treat. On the day we make the strawberry jelly we
will happily serve hot tea-biscuits and fresh strawberry jelly to everyone
attending summer school. The students
will be so proud of all the hard work they have put into this project. They will also have a product of their hard
work to take home to show their parents.
Hopefully, this will encourage parents to allow their child to help them
with the cooking and summer canning.
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