Spice science

Have you ever smelled pie cookies baking? Can you imagine the scent? What did you think of? Cinnamon? Nutmeg? Chocolate? Pick one baked item that you love and think of all the plant products that are in it. Go ahead, list them. Then, think about these plants. Do some research on them. There is a Chinese saying, "Every grain of rice is hard earned by the farmer's hand." Can you relate that saying to all the plant products you listed from the baked good(s) you selected?.

You can think about these things while you bake.


More ideas about spices:
Here is a story you can read about a girl named Cinnamon. It is good unless you are an Aunt. I am an Aunt. The Aunt in the story is eaten by the tiger, so, I didn't like that part, but, the rest of the story is cute. neilgaiman.net/cinnamon/page1.htm