Woodstock and Granola - The Food Line

Woodstock and Granola

Although believed to be invented at Woodstock, granola dates back to the late 19^th Century. The food and name were revived in the 1960s, and fruits and nuts were added to it to make it a health food popular with the hippie movement.

As Wavy Gravy hailed "What we have in mind is breakfast in bed for 400,000!” - granola made its major appearance at the 1969 Woodstock Music and Art Festival. Cones of granola, brown rice, vegetables, as well as a sticky vegetable and grain mixture were handed out to the masses at the Hog Farm. It was an urgent fix for a desperate situation.

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"Sunshine Happy Hippie Granola"

Recipe Courtesy of Donna

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vegetarian_group/

3 cups rolled oats

1 cup slivered almonds

1 cup cashews or walnuts or pecans

1/2 cup shredded coconut

1/4 sunflower seeds

1/4 cup (packed extra full and a little above the top) of dark brown sugar

1/4 cup maple syrup (very full 1/4 cup)

1/4 cup canola oil

two pinches of salt

1 cup raisins (I love the golden raisins but dark are fine too)

Preheat oven to 250 degrees.

In a large bowl combine oats, nuts, coconut and brown sugar. Mix well. In a separate bowl combine maple syrup, oil and salt, add this to the oat mixture and stir until thoroughly blended. Pour onto two cookie sheets. Bake for about 75 minutes (stir every 15 minutes for an even color). Remove from oven and place in large bowl and mix raisins in.

I was making this back in ’69 and still making it now. I used to pack it up and it went along to Big Sur with all of us. We ate it for breakfast, as a snack in trails, dry or with soy milk. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have over the years. Now my niece makes it and she adds dried cranberries to hers, and my married nephew taught his wife how to make it for their daily breakfast. He adds cinnamon to his. It's wonderful as an ice cream topper too. Peace, Donna

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