Inspired by The United States Cookbook: Fabulous Foods and Fascinating Facts From All 50 States
“Early colonists learned to make baked beans from their Native American neighbors. Native Americans flavored the beans with bear meat and maple syrup. The colonists substituted salt pork for the bear meat and molasses for the maple syrup. Baked beans on Saturday night became a Massachusetts food tradition in colonial times. The tradition started because Puritans were not allowed to work on Sunday, so beans were cooked on Saturday and served for Sunday’s dinner as well. Some women who were not so crazy about beans served them only on Sunday.”
We had a few children, Chiquita included, that were not so crazy about these beans. Maybe if we would have cut back on the onion…
Boston town and Bunker Hill,
and bouncy, bouncy Basketball,
played first in Springfield –
What a thrill!”
To go along with our Beans and Burgers, the girls also made an extra treat, inspired by some Basketball Cupcakes, using mini Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups instead of the cupcakes:
Cream Cheese Frosting
Orange Decorator’s Gel
Mini Basketball Chocolates
For each basket, trim the cookie flush with the wrapper’s edges, if needed. Unwrap the peanut butter cup and pipe a ring of decorators’ gel around the edge. (We forgot to do this last step. Oops!)
For the backboard, frost half of a cookie, then add decorators’ gel details. Keeping the cookie flat, dab frosting where the basket will go and gently press the peanut butter cup in place.
Use another dab of frosting to secure a chocolate basketball. Let the treats set for at least a half hour before standing them up. (We stood ours up right away and didn’t have a problem.)
United States Coloring Book (Dover)
State Birds and Flowers Coloring Book (Dover)
The United States Cookbook: Fabulous Foods and Fascinating Facts From All 50 States
Other Posts of Interest:
State-by-State Scrapbook
State-by-State Scrapbook :: Massachusetts
Just came across your blog and LOVE it! I am also a Catholic,homeschooling mom. It was kind of surprising to find another such one whom also likes cookingbaking, books, little flowers/blue knights, connecting with history, melissa and doug, the FSSP, AND hockey! I do not, however, have even a portion of the creativity you hold in your little finger alone!
What a blessing your family is – thank you for sharing a glimpse of it!
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Thanks for saying hello! Sounds like we have quite a bit in common! 🙂