Wednesday 10th February

Today we are baking biscuits. Here is the recipe if you want to make your mouth-water:

Ingredients (makes 20 ):

65g Self raising flour

40g Caster sugar

50g margarine

A few drops of vannila essence

Dessicated coconut

Glace cherrys

Method:

1) Cream the marg ,sugar and vanilla essence together.

2) Stir in the flour and mix in thoroughly.

3) Divide into 20 pieces.

4) Roll each of these 20 pieces into ball shapes.

5) Toss in dessicated coconut

6)Place on greased baking tray ,flatten slightly and put a cherry on the top of each ball.

7) Bake at 180 C/350 F/gas mark 4 for 15 minutes and serve.

Friday 12th February 1999

We are reading a book called The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier. It is about four children who travel fromWarsaw, in Poland, to Switzerland in search of their parents. Based on a true story, The Silver Sword is set in the Second World War. I think that it is a touching story. Three children were running away from their enemies, the Nazis. One has got caught and the other two has befriended a boy named Jan. Jan has the children's, father's penknife which they called the silver sword and it became the symbol of hope and courage through the war.This story tells us what happened in the last World War.