Thursday, January 25, 2018

Monterey State Historic Park and The Old Customhouse

We made corn treated with lye, called nixtamal...
I churned butter for my group's tortillas...
We learned about how to make sisal and leather rope...
Kids see how a pulley makes loading cargo easier...
Discussion about powder horns and bullet molds...
Porcelain imported from China...
Alta California didn't make it's own pottery...
Imported glassware and spices...
We learned to embroider flowers...
Fieldtrips keep the learning fresh and interesting...










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