This was a fundraiser for my school district long ago. I'm not sure why they chose "Godfrey the Gopher" as a mascot (none of the schools used that mascot), but I appreciate that this really does provide ideas that are appropriate for children to do.
The recipes are very basic and the crafts are easy. The illustrations were drawn by students. It has a certain homemade charm because of that.
I also really liked the instructions for kids and parents, so I'll show them here.
by oregonchick
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I really need to see some of the recipes! And, just a guess, but maybe the gopher was chosen exactly because it wasn’t any particular school’s mascot?
As a kid, I made several of the recipes in this book, including:
EARLY MORNING COFFEE BREAD
Batter:
* 1 cup sugar
* 1 cup milk
* 2 cups flour
* 2 eggs
* 1/4 cup butter, melted
* 1/2 tsp salt
* 2 tsp baking powder
Goody Mix:
* 1/2 cup sugar
* 3/4 cup brown sugar
* 1/2 to 1 cup chopped nuts
* 1 Tbsp cinnamon
* 1/2 cup butter, cut into cubes
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Preheat oven to 375F.
2. Mix batter ingredients until it’s the consistency of cake batter.
3. Combine Goody Mix ingredients in separate bowl, aside from butter, and set aside.
4. Pour half of the batter into greased 9 X 13 baking dish. Top with half of the Goody Mix.
5. Repeat.
6. Dot with cubed butter.
7. Bake for 25 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
Note: Can be made the day before and rewarmed. Freezes nicely, too.
PIGS IN BLANKETS
Ingredients:
* 1 package hot dogs
* tube of biscuits or biscuit mix
INSTRUCTIONS
1. If using biscuit mix, prepare dough according to directions.
2. Pat dough on floured surface until 1/4 inch thick.
3. Cut dough into 3/4 inch strips.
4. Roll a strip around each hot dog.
5. Pinch end of dough to seal it.
6. Put on cookie sheet, sealed edge down.
7. Bake 15 minutes at 450F.
wow, that cover isn’t nightmare-fuel at all …
At least the coffee cake sounds good.
I agree, those are great rules for the kitchen!
This is adorable! I love it
I still have my son’s…but it’s also special to me, I typed everything up. 😁
Love the illustrations 🙂