Food Studies: Food As Gifts (Elective)

“The people who give you their food give you their heart.” Cesar Chavez

OVERVIEW

Students explore the many ways that food can be used as gifts, utilising our skills and resources to bless others. Students are introduced to the functional properties of ingredients that go into making various edible gifts. Practical lessons build on the skills gained in previous Food Studies classes by using more advanced cookery processes and preservation techniques. As the Semester culminates in the Christmas season, the biblical principle of generosity and the example of Jesus’ ultimate gift becomes even more befitting.

SUBJECT LENGTH

5 periods per cycle for Semester 2

TOPICS INCLUDE

Chocolate
Cakes & Biscuits
Preserves & Jams
Cake Decorating
Packaging and Labelling

PREREQUISITES

Booklist Items
Levy Cost

ASSESSMENT

Practical Cooking Activities and Written Evaluations (60%)
Classwork & Assignments (20%)
Theory Test (10%)
Practical Test (10%)

“Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.” John 6:35