Madison's Cabin

Madison's 5th grade class is reading The Sign of the Beaver. She had to construct a cabin from the 1700's. She worked a little each day for about 2 weeks. She sacrificed some Lincoln Logs (had to be glued together), made a rug, curtains and stone path too. The roof has to lift off so you can see the inside. Even found a use for the Happy Meal toy (horse from the movie Spirit). Looks pretty good, huh?
The Johnny Cake recipe was also from the book. She made it one night this week. It's alot like cornbread, but doesn't call for flour. It has buttermilk and molasses. It was REALLY good!! I don't use molasses very much (never), but I might start--it can be substituted for sugar and honey in recipes, plus adds a nice golden color.