The New Hampshire Menu

Finding a New Hampshire menu was a little bit tricky, so I asked my uncle from New Hampshire and aunt with friends from New Hampshire for advice. They all suggested that the MOST popular food in New Hampshire is the Fluffernutter. Fluffernutters are very popular in all New England states.

So, we enjoyed a dinner of Fluffernutter Sandwiches, Apple Cider, and Chili (the people of New Hampshire love chili like other Americans do, and mom said we needed something healthy with dinner).

To make a Fluffernutter Sandwich:

First spread peanut butter on one slice of bread. Then spread Marshmallow Fluff on another slice of bread. Then, put the two together for a sandwich and you’re all done!

Our Family Reviews of the Fluffernutter:

My sister Kayla, “Yummy in the tummy!”

My sister Brielle… she is too little to talk, but she ate it right up!

Me, “It was so good! I love it. It tastes like dessert. I can’t believe how good it is! You have to try it.”

New Hampshire: Facts & Fun

New Hampshire is an interesting state to learn about.  They have a lot of granite in New Hampshire including the “Old Man of the Mountain” at Franconia Notch, where you can see the face of a man in a mountain. New Hampshire is also the Apple Cider state and I enjoyed learning about apple cider and how it is made.

New Hampshire Facts

Facts about New Hampshire:

• Capital: Concord
• Nickname: Granite State
• Statehood: June 21, 1788 (9th)
• Motto: Live free or die.
• Bird: Purple Finch
• Highest Point: Mt. Washington

Children’s Books by New Hampshire authors that we read:

• Robert Frost is from New Hampshire, so we read many of his poems including: Stars, My Butterfly, The Road Not Taken (one of my mom’s favorite poems), Evening in a Sugar Orchard, and Blue-Butterfly Day. I love poetry and enjoy writing poems too.
• I Invited a Dragon to Dinner and Other Poems to Make You Laugh out Loud. This book is full of very funny poems for children and the pictures are really funny too! I love this book.
• The Ox-Cart Man by Donald Hall. This is a Caldecott Medal winning book with terrific illustrations. A family works throughout the year on their farm, spinning wool, making candles, collecting maple syrup, to provide for the family.
• The Milkman’s Boy byDonald Hall. This is the story of a family who owned a dairy and learned about the importance of pasteurizing milk when their daughter became sick. I like the pictures.

Animals from New Hampshire that I learned about:

Moose by Emily

We read several books about the Moose this week. Some of the books were funny, like If you Gave a Moose a Muffin, Ernest the Moose who Doesn’t Fit and Chocolate Moose. Others were serious books about the animal including: Moose by Ann Squire, Moose by Jenny Markert, and The Wonder of Moose by Rita Richie.  I learned that the moose is the largest deer species and they graze for food. In the winter, they even eat pinecones!

Other common animals in New Hampshire include: Whale, chickadee, purple finch, turtle, bobcat, bears, and many more!

Fun things I learned about New Hampshire:

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  Uncle Sam

  My Uncle Sam grew up in New Hampshire AND “Uncle Sam” the mascot for the United States was created in New Hampshire! According to “The Slightly Odd United States of America,” in 1812, Samuel Wilson, a supplier for the U.S. Army from Mason, New Hampshire, labeled his army goods “U.S.” and the soldiers started to say that meant “Uncle Sam Wilson.”

• Alan Shepard, the first American in space, is from New Hampshire and he even golfed in space.
• Sarah Joseph Hale is from New Hampshire and she helped persuade President Lincoln to make Thanksgiving a national holiday.

New Hampshire: Apple Cider State!

Did you know that apple cider is the official state beverage for New Hampshire? Apple cider is popular all around the United States and we happen to have two cider mills in the Kansas City area.  My family visits the Louisburg Cider Mill every fall and we went again this week for a self-guided tour to watch cider making!

Touring the Louisburg Cider Mill

To make the cider, first they pick apples and they are delivered to the mill. Then they wash them, after they are washed the apples go into the mill up a belt where they are smashed into applesauce. Then it is squeezed through a filter to make cider. They chill the cider then they bottle it (we watched the bottling also, but didn’t get a photo of that step). These are photos of the tour:

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After watching as they made the cider, we went into the Country Store where they make Apple Cider Donuts… my FAVORITE!

Making Cider Donuts

Then, we had a picnic at the table eating donuts and sampling sparkling cider. They sell regular apple cider and flavored sparkling ciders including raspberry apple cider, the one I liked best. I love love love love the sparkling cider… you HAVE to try it! It’s bubbly and it tickles your nose. My sisters love it too! We took some cider and donuts home to share with dad.

Later, we read the book “Apple Cider Making Days” by Ann Purmell. The story is about a family working together to make cider for their family business. The book had nice pictures and showed every step to make cider.

Apple Cider Making Days

Other books we read about Apples:

• The Apple Pie that Papa Baked by Lauren Thompson. I loved the illustrations in this book!
• Amelia Bedelia’s First Apple Pie by Herman Parish. Amelia Bedelia books are some of my favorites. They are funny and fun!
• The Apple Pie Tree by Zoe Hall. This story tells about a tree growing and producing apples.
• The Apple King by Francesca Bosa. This story tells about the importance of sharing.
• An Apple Pie for Dinner by Susan VanHecke. This book has fun illustrations with clay and felt. It is a story of sharing.
• One Red Apple by Harriet Ziefert. This book has beautiful pictures.
• Apple Pie by Gennady Spirin. This is an alphabet book with beautiful illustrations.

I love apple cider! Do you?