Tara wrote:
>
> On Wed, 16 Nov 2005 16:33:13 -0800, Ranee Mueller
> > wrote:
>
> > It reminds me to make sure we tell the story to our kids. The
> >version I heard growing up was a little bit different than the version
> >Dan posted, but close enough.
>
> Fewer and fewer kids know traditional stories -- folktales, fairy
> tales, fables, Mother Goose, Peter Rabbit. They just don't hear them.
> It's a shame; I think our society loses something when we don't share
> stories and have that common language to draw from.
>
> OB food: I remember a Peter Rabbit cookbook I checked out from the
> library when I was maybe in first grade. It had a recipe for Mr.
> McGregor's vegetable soup that contained shredded cabbage. We had
> never put cabbage in vegetable soup before, but my mom made that
> recipe for me and it was delicious.
>
> Our first grade reading book contains the story "From Seeds to
> Zucchini." I have never had a student who had tasted a zucchini, so
> each year I bring a raw zucchini and let everyone taste it sliced and
> dipped in ranch dressing. Some students are very skittish about
> trying it. I tell everyone to try a tiny bite. Most like it after
> trying it. Everything is good with ranch dressing!
>
> Tara

Oh Tara..was Mr McGregor the one with the Maggie Muggins character in
the book. I remember that from my childhood (late 40's - early 50's)