To Preserve Children

I was scanning through an older cook book when I came across something ADORABLE today.

My elementary school use to make cook books every year as fund raisers...all the parents would send in their favorite recipes and then it would all be hand typed and bound in a plastic binder for purchase.  So tonight as I was scanning through the Two Mile Prairie Cooking with Digger November 1981 edition (I was in kindergarten at that time...and I feel totally old announcing that to you at this moment) I came across this in the Cakes and Frosting section.

Take one large grassy field, 1/2 dozen children, all sizes, 3 small dogs, 1 long narrow strip of brook, pebbly, if possible.  Mix the children with the dogs and empty them into the field, stirring continually, sprinkle with field flowers, pour brook gently over pebbles, cover all with a deep blue sky and bake in a hot sun.  When the children are well-browned, they may be removed.  Will be found right and ready for setting away to cool in the bathtub.

Is that not the cutest thing ever!?!

It just touches me...especially at this time of year when the house seems so flooded with toys and movies and games...things that just seem to be needed to keep our children occupied but really aren't.  Now I just want it to be sunny and warm so I can get the kids outside so that they can play and run-a-muck with no worries.

Life seemed so much more simpler back then...why has everything seemed to be so complicated today?

For instance we sold cook books for fundraisers.  McKenzie's school sells socks? and not just regular socks...these are very odd and in a way kind of scary socks and no one buys them. 

It's too complicated!!!

Why can't we go back to being simple like cook books?  But I guess if I am going to gripe I better go and join the PTO :) and that is so not up my alley.

I will however take more time To Preserve My Children.

I'm going to scan the rest of my cook book and see if I can find any other little inserts like this I loved it...I think I read it four or five times before I came down to share it here....it's just too sweet.

XOXO - Suzanne Lay