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Kamus says:

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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Kamus of Kadizhar said:

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

Kamus of Kadizhar said:

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. :-)

Kamus of Kadizhar said:

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

Kamus of Kadizhar said:

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

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 said:

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

Rich McCormack said:

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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Kamus of Kadizhar said:

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 said:

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

I agree with Rich, but that takes a whole growing season.
I'd still do it, but for a quicker example:

make butter make ice cream make pickles--kids are astonished
to discover they're cucumbers make applesauce make a loaf of
bread make peanuts into peanut butter make jam

Depending on where you live, drive out to the countryside,
find a crop in the field and get out of the car to look
closer. The first time we were in California, my husband and
I did this often, both trying to guess what we were seeing
at a distance, then looking closer. Acres and acres of one
vegetable are amazing. In Iowa, miles and miles of
sunflowers (for oil) are breathtaking. Corn or soybeans, not
so much....