Tonight, we welcomed in our Alaska unit study kick-off with a full blown Alaskan feast!
We started with wild caught Alaskan smoked salmon. (I thought it was good, the boys gaged)
We had bison patties in honor of the wood bison that were thought to be extinct, but discovered, and are now reintroduced to the Alaskan wilderness (no, we didn't eat said bison, but ours were grass fed, organic, free roaming). We wanted to sample reindeer or moose, but just couldn't find those.
For the many berries found in Alaska, we had a salad with cranberries.
For the thousands of stars that fill the Alaskan sky, we had fresh corn cut off the cob.
And to pay homage to the Alaskan gold rush, we've spent the last several days feeding and "growing" some sourdough starter that dates back to 1847! Today, we were finally able to bake it.
To end our feast, again as a nod to the many varieties of berries found in Alaska, Andrew made made a blueberry pie, and he cut out the Alaskan flag on the crust. And ice cream, ONLY because Alaska eats more ice cream than any other state. ;)
Welcome to Alaska!!
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