thescrappyhomeschooler Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 We are going to do a Colonial America week, followed by an American Revolution week (sort of like mini unit studies). I wanted to have the kids eat on wooden trenchers, but I don't want to take too much time trying to make them. And I don't want to spend a lot of money, either. :tongue_smilie: Any ideas how to do this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Could you do bread bowl trenchers instead? Or does that go too far back for authenticity? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted March 10, 2012 Author Share Posted March 10, 2012 Could you do bread bowl trenchers instead? Or does that go too far back for authenticity? I did think about bread trenchers, but that seems too medieval. :D I looked at some pieces of wood at JoAnn today, but couldn't figure out how to easily hollow them out, sand them down and finish them to eat from them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Wikipedia says trenchers--whether bread or later, wooden--were part of medieval cuisine. Were wooden ones used in Colonial and Revolutionary times, or had they moved on to plates? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted March 10, 2012 Author Share Posted March 10, 2012 According to my activity book for Colonial America, they ate out of wooden trenchers which were "squares of wood with a hollow spot carved in the center". Two people would share one trencher unless they were wealthy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 This is the least expensive one I could find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted March 11, 2012 Author Share Posted March 11, 2012 This is the least expensive one I could find. That does look perfect. Would you buy it? I mean, it could be used for other stuff, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 They aren't hollowed, but you can buy wooden rectangles in our fish department to grill fish on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmos Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Do you have any wooden cutting boards or serving trays? That's what I would use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted March 11, 2012 Author Share Posted March 11, 2012 Do you have any wooden cutting boards or serving trays? That's what I would use. I don't! I would use them if I had them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted March 11, 2012 Author Share Posted March 11, 2012 They aren't hollowed, but you can buy wooden rectangles in our fish department to grill fish on. I'll have to look into that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 That does look perfect. Would you buy it? I mean, it could be used for other stuff, right? Yes, I would. If I were thinking of using them for the purpose you are, then I would get them and then find other uses for them later. Bread bowl, salad bowl, centerpiece (filled with decorative stuff), etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted March 11, 2012 Author Share Posted March 11, 2012 I just saw this, and there is a Sur La Table store about 2 miles from me. Maybe I'll go check there first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Those look good. I have a wooden plate similar to those that I got in Hawaii (but I think it's made elsewhere!). I did have that in mind during this thread, but I was only thinking "Hawaiian plate" (as in, that would be expensive to buy if you aren't there already--mine were cheap), not wooden salad bowl/plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Do you have a wood turners club in your town? You could probably find someone there to make them for you. If not, contact a re-enactment group and see if they have anyone who could make a few. One of the guys in our SCA group made 200 for an event and all the attendees got to keep them! So we have four knocking around here. :) Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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