The adorable, always humorous MBA Jane is my way of honoring our Sisterhood Merit Badge program, now with 7,050 dues-paying members who have earned an amazing number of merit badges so far—10,044 total! Take it away, MBA Jane!!! ~MaryJane
Wondering who I am? I’m Merit Badge Awardee Jane (MBA Jane for short). In my former life…
For this week’s Farm Kitchen/Know Your Food Beginner Level Young Cultivator Merit Badge, I snagged Nora. No, literally. I snagged her as she wandered by on her way to the mini-mart, munching on a bag of High Fructose Corn Syrup Coco Frosted Sugar Bombs. She looked a little dazed and confused, but I attributed that to the sugar coma I just woke her up from.
“Hey, Nora!” said I, proudly showing off the biggest watermelon in my patch.
Her eyes lit up with something that resembled a sign of life. “Cool. I like watermelon. Watermelon fruit snacks, watermelon Jell-o, watermelon gum, watermelon Kool-Aid, watermelon Jolly Ranchers, watermel …“
“And, watermelon, right?”
Photo by Steve Evans via Wikimedia Commons
I can’t figure out why kids love the artificial melon flavors in candy. They are so gross to me! Give me real fruit any day. Real fruits offer such an array of flavors and colors to appeal to many who are willing to give them a try. The snack Carrie made last May for your Young Cultivators meeting was especially creative. She had cored circular apple slices topped with peanut butter and blueberries. They were so inviting looking and the girls seemed quite happy to munch them down without question. Yum!