"Not far away from here lies a poor woman with a little new-born baby.
Six children are huddled into one bed to keep from freezing, for they have no fire.
There is nothing to eat over there; and the oldest boy came to tell me they were suffering hunger and cold.
My girls, will you give them your breakfast as a Christmas present?"
They were all unusually hungry, having waited nearly an hour, and for a minute no one spoke; only a minute,
for Jo exclaimed impetuously: “I’m so glad you came before we began!”
“May I go and help carry the things to the poor little children?” said Beth, eagerly.
“I shall take the cream and the muffins,” added Amy, heroically, giving up the articles she most liked.
Meg was already covering the buckwheats, and piling the bread into one big plate.
“I thought you’d do it,” said Mrs.March, smiling as if satisfied. “You shall all go and help me,
and when we come back we will have bread and milk for breakfast, and make it up at dinner-time."
[Louisa May Alcott, LIttle Women]
Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy March are transcendentalists living during the American Civil War.
Their creed, under the guidance of Marmie, is self-suffiencency and charity,
Their creed, under the guidance of Marmie, is self-suffiencency and charity,
demonstrated in this part of the novel as the family choose to give away
their Christmas breakfast to the poor.
These recipes of Cinnamon Brunch Buns, Banana Date and Walnut Bread,
and Irish Date and Walnut Wheaten Bread are the kind of muffins and breads
which the frugal and hard working March family could have made with minimal costs.
These ingredients are similarly (conveniently) perfect for the student budget!
Tip: If you don't have a muffin tray then bake the cinnamon muffins in old tin cans,
then simply either tip out, or open the other end of the tin and poke it out!
Just click on the link under each image to view the recipe...
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Cinnamon Brunch Muffins |
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Cinnamon Drizzle |
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Banana, Date and Walnut Bread |
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Irish Date and Walnut Wheaten Bread |