Creative Cooking ~T2 ~ Pg54

Thickeners include flour, cornstarch, and potatoes. Leaveners include baking powder, baking soda, yeast, and whipped egg whites. When baking a cake, the outcome would vary depending on which ingredient we changed or left out. For instance, if we left out baking soda, the cake would be flat. If we substituted applesauce for oil, there would be no ill effect. On Thanksgiving, we used turkey drippings instead of water when making dressing to make it more flavorful. We also substituted applesauce for butter in our sweet potato casserole. It remained moist and had a cinnamon flavor. It was also healthier because it had less fat. We also tried a different cherry pie recipe. The one we used called for corn starch as a thickener. It was thicker than the pie we typically make with flour, but we did not like the flavor or texture.

Creative Cooking ~SP6 ~ Pg54

My sister and I cooked Thanksgiving dinner this year. Mom was unable to cook because she's recently had surgery. When it was done, we set the table with our best dishes and enjoyed the meal with our family.

Fashion Design ~ SB3 ~ page 120

While in Ohio, I asked Nano how to adapt a unitard to fit me. She helped me lengthen the pattern. I also used two different pattern views for my unitard, and she taught me how to cut it out.

Paper Works ~ T3 ~ page 134

Using Power Point, my sister and I made two flyers for babysitting. After we designed them, we sent them to Mom so she could print them. There are times when black & white is better than color, but for this project we decided to use color.

Paper Works ~ SP3 ~ page 134

When we went to the papermaking class, we helped the Brownies and Juniors in Mrs. Autumn's group with their paper. We helped by giving ideas and gathering materials. We also helped some of the girls press more water out of the paper to assist with drying.

Paper Works ~ SB1 ~ page 134

We made homemade paper at a class with Mrs. Autumn's Girl Scout group. We used one business size envelope and part of a napkin and various other things. We put it in a blender and then we poured two cups of water over the mixture and blended it. After we pressed the water out of the paper, most of the girls pressed other things like flowers or beans into their paper. Mrs. Autumn worked on drying the paper with an iron. One of the things we learned is that anything we can tear, we can use to make paper. There was some trial and error with a few of the ingredients, but everything turned out pretty well. Everyone got to make one sheet of paper, and then the teacher showed us how to use a paper mold. I want to get an old blender and the stuff to make paper. I had a lot of fun.