Countdown to ANNIE! Cold Mush, Anyone?
“- Miss Hannigan: What are you just standing around here for? You're supposed to clean the bathroom and the kitchen before lunch, my little pig droppings, and if you skip the corners, there will be no lunch!
And we're not having hot mush today...
- Orphans: Yay!
- Miss Hannigan: We're having cold mush!”
The children under Miss Hannigan's charge in the orphanage typically had cold mush for breakfast, but when Annie goes to live with Mr. Warbuck’s, her days of eating mush are over! The Great Depression was a period in time between 1929 and the early 1940s when many people were unemployed. People ate mush, porridge made from cornmeal and water, during this time because it was inexpensive.
When Miss Hannigan is taken away in Act 2 Scene 6 , Annie exclaims, “ Oh, but listen kids - no more MUSH!”
*eNews: Click READ MORE to get Mrs. Hannigan's Marvelous Mush recipe and some Depression-era 'food for thought'
Have you purchased your tickets for this live stream performance yet? If not, then get movin' buster!! Livestream tickets can be purchased here!
And we're not having hot mush today...
- Orphans: Yay!
- Miss Hannigan: We're having cold mush!”
The children under Miss Hannigan's charge in the orphanage typically had cold mush for breakfast, but when Annie goes to live with Mr. Warbuck’s, her days of eating mush are over! The Great Depression was a period in time between 1929 and the early 1940s when many people were unemployed. People ate mush, porridge made from cornmeal and water, during this time because it was inexpensive.
When Miss Hannigan is taken away in Act 2 Scene 6 , Annie exclaims, “ Oh, but listen kids - no more MUSH!”
*eNews: Click READ MORE to get Mrs. Hannigan's Marvelous Mush recipe and some Depression-era 'food for thought'
Have you purchased your tickets for this live stream performance yet? If not, then get movin' buster!! Livestream tickets can be purchased here!
Mrs. Hannigan's Marvelous Mush Recipe
Ingredients:
• 3 cups water
• 1 cup cornmeal
• 1 cup cold water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• Optional: milk and sugar, jam, honey or syrup
Directions:
1. Pour 3 cups of water into a pot. Place pot on the stove and
bring water to a boil over medium-high heat.
2. In a small bowl mix 1 cup of cornmeal, 1 cup cold water, and
1 teaspoon of salt (Combining the cornmeal with cool water
before adding it to the boiling water keeps the cornmeal from
lumping up when it hits the hot water). Pour mixture into the
boiling water.
3. Stir constantly with a wire whisk while the mush thickens.
4. Once the mixture comes to a boil, reduce
heat to low, cover, and continue cooking for
15-20 minutes.
Ladle into bowls and serve.
Optional: Serve with milk and sugar, jam,
honey or syrup to sweeten.
Yield: 4 servings
Food for Thought:
During the Depression, the U.S. Food Administration taught homemakers to be more frugal in preparing meals.
They advised people:
• To buy food with thought
• To cook food with care
• To serve just enough
• To save what will keep
• To eat what will spoil
• And that homegrown is best
1. The word frugal means to not be wasteful. Homemakers who were frugal were able to make their supply of food last longer. What can you do to not waste food?
2. Homegrown foods are fruits, vegetables, or grains that are grown locally, either in your backyard or in your community. Can you start a garden or visit your local farmers' market to buy your groceries?
https://www.thirteen.org/annie/images/printables/Annie_A_New_Deal_for_Dinner.pdf
Ingredients:
• 3 cups water
• 1 cup cornmeal
• 1 cup cold water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• Optional: milk and sugar, jam, honey or syrup
Directions:
1. Pour 3 cups of water into a pot. Place pot on the stove and
bring water to a boil over medium-high heat.
2. In a small bowl mix 1 cup of cornmeal, 1 cup cold water, and
1 teaspoon of salt (Combining the cornmeal with cool water
before adding it to the boiling water keeps the cornmeal from
lumping up when it hits the hot water). Pour mixture into the
boiling water.
3. Stir constantly with a wire whisk while the mush thickens.
4. Once the mixture comes to a boil, reduce
heat to low, cover, and continue cooking for
15-20 minutes.
Ladle into bowls and serve.
Optional: Serve with milk and sugar, jam,
honey or syrup to sweeten.
Yield: 4 servings
Food for Thought:
During the Depression, the U.S. Food Administration taught homemakers to be more frugal in preparing meals.
They advised people:
• To buy food with thought
• To cook food with care
• To serve just enough
• To save what will keep
• To eat what will spoil
• And that homegrown is best
1. The word frugal means to not be wasteful. Homemakers who were frugal were able to make their supply of food last longer. What can you do to not waste food?
2. Homegrown foods are fruits, vegetables, or grains that are grown locally, either in your backyard or in your community. Can you start a garden or visit your local farmers' market to buy your groceries?
https://www.thirteen.org/annie/images/printables/Annie_A_New_Deal_for_Dinner.pdf
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