The Chatback Trust and the Leamington Elders Line of Royal
Leamington Spa, England, announce a project for all schools
anywhere in the world. We particularly welcome schools or
units for children with special needs.
Please note that this project is continuous and may be used
as a resource for classroom teachers in any way which meets
the needs of the students. You can find further information
about Chatback and this project on the World-Wide-Web URL,
www.rmplc.co.uk/eduweb/sites/chatback/
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GRANNY'S KITCHEN
Moderator: Eileen Pedley
(eped@warwick.ac.uk)
Listname: granny@sjuvm.stjohns.edu
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Schools around the world are invited to write to us and
join our exploration of "Granny's Kitchen". You may like
to tell us about your discoveries of the differences
between the foods and meals that we eat now compared to the
foods eaten fifty years ago. Your relatives and neighbours
will be able to tell you about some of the those
differences and we have asked a group of on-line grannies
and grandads around the world if they will also help to
answer your questions.
Here are some guidelines for teachers and students.
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Foods would be different of course, and we would like to
hear all about those differences (many of the foods
commonly eaten then will have disappeared). But we would
also like to hear about the daily routine and preparation
of meals and the way they were served and eaten.
Granny and Grandad wouldn't always have access to shops and
this meant that food storage was also important, planning
from season to season. That also meant making sure that
the mice didn't get more than their share of the stores - so
Granny and Grandad were 'pest control officers' as well!
Granny used a wide range of herbs and preserving methods
(few refrigerators then!) and in many houses would also be
expected to provide lemonades and brews for the household.
In those days cuts, bruises and sickness weren't always
dealt with by a doctor or nurse; granny was also an expert
first-aider, making poultices, tinctures and medicines for
most common ailments. (Some would say that those old
remedies remain safer and more effective than modern
miracle drugs) .
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- Eileen Pedley - at eped@warwick.ac.uk
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