The Great War | World War I
Songs:
Over There
Poetry:
In Flaunders Fields
Remembrance Day November 11 – Discuss Wearing a Poppy
Books:
Audio Book:
The Aviators by Winston Groom
Movies:
Flyboys
War Horse
The Red Baron
Journey’s End
My Boy Jack
In Love and War
Lawrence of Arabia
Trench Cake Recipe:
During the First World War people in Britain would bake and send a fruit cake to loved ones on the front line. Some traditional cake ingredients were hard to come by, you’ll see there are no eggs in this recipe, but the postal service to the front was incredibly efficient when you think about the logistics involved.
Ingredients
1/2 lb flour
4 oz margarine
1 teaspoon vinegar
1/4 pint of milk
3 oz brown sugar
3oz cleaned currants
2 teaspoons cocoa
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
nutmeg
ginger
grated lemon rind
Grease a cake tin. Rub margarine into the flour in a basin. Add the dry ingredients. Mix well. Add the soda dissolved in vinegar and milk. Beat well. Turn into the tin. Bake in a moderate oven for about two hours.
