Pioneer Days

We read the first half of If You Traveled West in a Covered Wagon. That brought discussion about maps, birthing babies, compasses, indians, star gazing and probably more that I've already forgotten. That series of books usually takes us a couple of days to read because they are long; this one is 80 pages and being nonfiction we can only sit still for so long. So we tackle it in two sessions which is more enjoyable. Afterwards we made a recipe from Westward Ho! An Activity Guide to the Wild West. Homemade crackers were made by the women and children to use up butter and milk before traveling and the crackers were easy to transport, as long as they stayed dry. We made the crackers and spread them with butter as soon as they were cool enough to touch. They are bland, but very yummy with butter. We have other projects earmarked to do as well. I'll post anything else that actually gets done. This book is definitely a winner, check it out from the library if you are interested in pioneering, fur trading, the gold rush or the cowboy era.