Apples on the Farm

Objective:

Children will learn the importance of apples to a late nineteenth/early 20th century farm family.

Time: 30 - 45 minutes

Presentation:

Have slices of dried apples to distribute while you talk to the children.

Points to cover:

• Origins of apples in North America
• Food preservation in 1900, including apple storage
• Nutritive value of apples
• Various uses of apples
• Explain the phrases
  • “An apple a day keeps the doctor away”
  • “One bad apple spoils the barrel”

Related Activities: 

• Tasting Apple Butter -- 10 - 15 mins.
• Wrap Apples for Storage -- 10 - 15 mins.
• Apples on a String -- 15 - 20 mins.
• Apple Tasting -- 20 - 25 mins.
• Fried Pies -- 20 - 40 mins.