Laura Ingalls Wilder is a cherished author of children's books that the television series "Little House On The Prairie" was based off of. If you'd like more details about Laura's life, WIKIPEDIA has a more indepth write up.
Life was difficult as a child and it didn't get much easier as a married woman.
LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE
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Could this have been a haven for you where you and your husband would have started out as husband and wife? Can you imagine giving birth to children here or cooking for your family? A blessed place to rest and call your own?
Located 13 miles Southwest of Independence, Kansas off of Highway 75 you will find the official historic site of the little House on the Prairie as designated by the State of Kansas.A small log cabin was reconstructed by local community volunteers following the description found in
Laura Ingalls Wilder's book.
A slide show for Little House images on http://www.littlehouseontheprairie.com/
Recipe From Kitchen of Laura Ingalls Wilder
Gingerbread~serves 20
Cream 1/2 cup butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup molasses
add 1 cup boiling water with 2 tsp. soda (allow run off into bowl and refill 1 cup)
add 3 cups flour sifted with 1 tsp. of each: ginger, cinnamon, cloves, all spice and nutmeg
Beat 2 eggs well, add last.
Bake @350 degrees for 30 minutes in 9"x13" greased pan
If we were to write out our stories, some of us would be able to identify with the Ingall's Family.
Some of us wouldn't have any similarities. All in all, we all have started out somewhere and are living our lives. What if you could take three months off from your present life and were allowed to live in a rough cabin just like this one and live as a pioneer...would you?
I would. I'd love the challenge. I'm sure you'd hear me singing,
"Oh give me a home where the buffalo roam
And the deer and the antelope play.
Where seldom is heard, a discouraging word,
And the skies are not cloudy all day."
Once I got back to the year 2009, it would be a great experience that I could blog about!
~Deanna~
