A Unit on Dinosaurs

Fossil Soup Recipe

Dinosaur Bone ( Meaty Beef Bone)
8 Carrots
6 Celery Stalks
4 Potatoes - Medium
2 Large Cans Vegetable Juice
2 Tablespoons Salt
6 Cups Water
2 Bay Leaves

Wash and cut the carrots, celery and potatoes. Combine the dinosaur bone, vegetable juice, and 6 cups of water. Add the salt and bay leaves. cover and simmer for two hours. Add vegetables, cover and simmer one hour. Serve and enjoy.

Dinosaur Cookies Recipe

1/4 Cup Butter
1/2 Cup White Sugar
1/2 Cup Dark Molasses
3 1/2 Cups Flour
1 tsp. Baking soda
1/4tsp. Cloves
1/2tsp. Cinnamon
1tsp. Ginger
1/2 tsp. Salt
1/4 Cup Water

Cream butter and sugar. Mix in molasses. Combine dry ingredients. Add to creamed mixture, alternating with water. Chill two hours. Roll dough 1/2 inch thick on lightly floured surface.

Place dinosaur pattern cookie cutter on dough and cut around it. Bake on greased cookie sheet at 350 degrees for 5-6 minutes.

(For cookie shapes, you may trace dinosaur patterns on heavy poster board or students can make their own patterns.)

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