I know that manna came from God, so no one has any idea exactly what it was like and it can never be replicated. Today we're going to try and make a sort of sweet bread to remind us that the Israelites ate manna and that God provided it for them. I found two recipes for manna-like substances. The one I'm using can be found here... Ingredients On-Hand Manna This site just referred to it as "Manna"; it uses vanilla, sugar, salt and flour, so most people would have those things easily available. (I'll be leaving out the almonds.)
How It Went
Kiera was especially excited about making a manna-like recipe. I was a little concerned when we started mixing all the ingredients; they seemed much too dry to stick together. I only made two manna pieces from the original recipe because I thought it wasn't going to work. I should have followed the recipe! I halved the recipe and added 3 Tbsp of water and 2 Tbsp of butter. The manna that was made from the un-altered recipe was much sweeter and flaky. (We didn't roll them in powdered sugar as suggested, though that would have also made them whiter.) The pieces that I added ingredients for were much more cookie-like. Kiera actually told me that she preferred the original, but thought both were good...and Andrew certainly didn't argue about eating and of it. He just kept saying something like, "Oooohhhhh, manna!"
Update: I sent two pieces of manna to school in Kiera's lunchbox the next day. Apparently there was quite a commotion over it... A boy in her class tried to crush her manna and she complained loudly (because it was hers and because it was special); then they both got into trouble for the situation. (Kiera hardly ever gets into trouble at school...) She also explained to quite a few people about making manna, which elicited some strange looks and a lot of shocked silence. Be aware that making manna at home could make your life a little interesting for a few days! :)
