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This is part of a note I received about an upcoming 3rd grade field trip to Farm America (a pioneer type place)
Food: Everyone must bring a lunch. Since paper sacks and plastic were not a part of this time, we hope you will have time to make a metal lunch pail from an old coffee can. Punch a hole on each side and add a handle. Use paper, cloth, or waxed paper to wrap food. Do not bring peanut butter, chocolate, bananas, peaches, chips, etc. They weren't available then. Apples, plus meat, or cheese sandwiches, and sugar or malasses cookies were more likely to be found in a lunch. If you really want to get authentic, cornbread or leftover pancakes with jam were also common in lunches of that day. We will have apple cider and water to drink with our lunch.
UGH!!!!!!! What am I going to send!!! Some background on my child!!! He will not eat a sandwich or fruit or even most cookies!! His typical lunch is a go-gurt, pretzels or cheezits, graham crackers and fruit snacks. I know that is not the greatest, but he will eat it. I have tried expanding his foods, but then he just won't eat and I get complaints from his teachers that he is hungry. Also, we do not drink coffee, so I was thinking of sewing up a lunch sack out of some scrap cloth, but how do I wrap up cheezits without a baggie? DS says to just use bags and he won't take them out of his bag. Any one have any suggestions???
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You could always make a fabric pouch and tie it up with string...for the cheezits, I mean. And, you might try offering your ds a pancake with jelly rolled it up BEFORE the day of the field trip..to see if he like it/will eat it!
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Also, berries would have been eaten...strawberries, blackberries, etc., pumpkin bread (pumpkin was easy to grow and a staple), walnuts, pecans, etc. And, I would think a basket would also work to carry his lunch in. They would have used those, too.
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What are they going to do if your kid doesn't bring exactly the food that they ate back then??? Take away the kids lunch? NO! Make up the little cloth lunch bag and then stick whatever your son will eat in it. Get some waxed paper and yarn to wrap the food. That's what i would do.
Gosh what are these teachers thinking sometimes? Coffee can lunch containers???
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Originally Posted by blessed_with_6
Also, berries would have been eaten...strawberries, blackberries, etc., pumpkin bread (pumpkin was easy to grow and a staple), walnuts, pecans, etc. And, I would think a basket would also work to carry his lunch in. They would have used those, too.
Well, he won't eat any berries or pumpkin bread either....
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I agree with Jodie - I would just pack him whatever he will eat. Or if you are really concerned contact his teacher and tell them that their options just won't work for you. It's more important that he eat, then follow along with the time period and go hungry.
BTW - it sounds kinda neat...where is it located??
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Okay I just have to say I get the experience and all but COME ON! Okay so they didn't have peanut butter then, oh well. Besides does coffee even come in metal anymore, ours is in plastic.
I would just make a cloth lunch bag and then tie up what you can or even make smaller cloth bags for the food. They aren't going to let him starve if he brings non time period food, I hope.
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It sounds like a wonderful trip, but I think that they are getting a little carried away.
Does he like dried fruits? Raisins, cranberries, etc. Maybe some trail mix.
how about make some refrig. biscuits the night before. Send that with some butter and jelly on it.
Does he like fried chicken? You could send him with a chicken leg.
Will he eat any kind of bread? Banana or zucchinni? Granted they probably didnt have bananas way back than, but who is gonna know what it is, as long as he eats it.
I just cant think of any other ideas.
I hope he has fun on his trip.
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I can just image the meat sandwich sitting in a metal can in the hot sun all morning! Gross! I think it's a nice idea but it sounds like a pain. Just do your best!
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Originally Posted by kellynkay
I agree with Jodie - I would just pack him whatever he will eat. Or if you are really concerned contact his teacher and tell them that their options just won't work for you. It's more important that he eat, then follow along with the time period and go hungry.
BTW - it sounds kinda neat...where is it located??
It is just west of Waseca off of Highway 14.