Incorporating Cooking:
Cajeta de Mango

Here's a fun way to incorporating science, home ec, and math into a geographical study of Latin American and/or Spanish countries. It also introduces some alternate food combinations that you may not be familiar with.

Ingredients:

6 manila mangos peeled and diced
1/2 cup of ground almonds or peanuts
1 tablespoon of raisins
1 cup of sugar


Directions:

1. Boil the sugar in a cup of water and when it is thickened and sticky, add the nuts and mangos.

2. Continue boiling, stirring constantly.

3. When the liquid thickens, empty into a serving dish and garnish with raisins. Refrigerate.

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