A private school I know has a geographic tradition---third graders do a wacky play about the USA, and then they head into the hallway to observe/exclaim over/ eat a cake. A USA comprised of more than 50 pieces, Texas, like Gaul, has three parts, Alaska two, for example, the cake display attempts to give each state its due, with some receiving more attention than others. This year Florida was lavishly decked out, Tennesee was fairly bare, New Mexico had its alien but no chiles (!!), and Idaho lacked potatoes. (Perhaps the bakers were not foodishly-inclined.) South Dakota was an actual map, finely done, and The District of Columbia traditionally is a cupcake. Hmmm.
The cake is about 6 feet long, and half as wide, and some of us muttered over the spatulas before diving into Wisconsin or Maine, "Where are the homemade bits?"
And thank you, parents!
At left:
Mammals in Oklahoma stare down a twister, cleverly created from a paper cup.
how did you make it
Posted by: bri | August 25, 2012 at 12:40 PM