For the No-Bake Ice Cream Project you need:
2 Heavy duty ziploc freezer bags
4 c. ice cubes
1/4 c. salt
1 c. whole milk
2 T. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
Experiment & try adding a little fruit, chocolate chips, sprinkles... see what happens!
The rest of the projects are meant for at home, but each video explains the ingredients, if you'd like to attempt in the library.
From the submissions to Share Your Kitchen Experiments, select ones to print and display in the LMC - possibly changing it weekly or monthly, or if you have a large bulletin board, display them all.
To Have In The Library:
Allow students time during your workshop to work individually or in groups building their own solar cookers. Students can certainly work on their creations at home, too. Because students will be using scissors and/or knives to create their solar cookers, remind them of the importance of adult supervision. Adult supervision is also important when cooking foods.
When you have a collection of solar cookers, have students bring in the ingredients to try one of the recipes listed. Make sure you wait for a sunny day!
Display
in the library and on your webpage students creating/ building their
solar cookers, their finished solar cookers, and photographs of
students cooking food and eating it.
A great way to engage your students is to bring in an example of bizarre food from your area or that you have tried before. Talk about why it is eaten and ask them if anyone is willing to try it. If you can't get anything to bring in, use a video of something you think would interest them.
Once they've seen some bizarre local foods, show them the website and talk about how people around the world eat different foods. Some of these food might be bizarre to them but other might look very good. Give them time to explore both the "Bizarre Foods", and the "Foods Around the World" pages. Ask them to contribute to one of the surveys on either page.
Encourage them to bring in some of the foods their parents make or share a recipe with the class. This can accompany a description of the students culture and family background. Remind them to always ask an adult if eating a bizarre food is safe.
Both of these pages include a Destiny Search Box for the Northwestern Elementary School Library. Materials from Northwestern Elementary School are for the use of Maple School District students only. We have included a WorldCat Search box on the Home tab for everyone to use.
Fun With Foods:
E-mail photos of students' creations to Beth Lindberg.
This section is really meant for students to do at home.
It's very important to constantly remind your students that if they will be using knives or large or small appliances, they MUST have their grown up's permission and/or supervison!
The kick-off for this Cooking Workshop is meant to be a cooking demonstration. Try finding a local chef who would be willing to come to school during your workshop time to do a cooking demonstration. If you can't find a "professional," try getting a parent volunteer who enjoys cooking and would be willing to make something for the students. Of course, it's important that the students get to taste the food when it is finished. If you do not have a kitchen available, make a fun salad or dip that doesn't require large appliances.
Suggestions for demonstration recipes:
Encourage students to try their own recipes at home. Have them bring in their recipes. Type recipes into a Google Doc and link them to your webpage so other students can get to them. (This is what I have done.) It's an excellent idea to have students take a photograph of their finished product to include on the recipe's page. I used the camera on my Smartphone for all my food photos.
Have students bring in photographs of themselves making their foods. These can be displayed in the library.
From the collection of recipes you receive from students, choose a "Recipe Of The Week" to display in your library and/or on your webpage. To make the selection easier, simply choose a recipe at random. You could offer a small prize to all students who submit recipes -- perhap a bookmark, some blank recipe cards, etc.
Johnny Cakes Activity:
This
activity calls for the cakes to be lightly fried, so you will need
access to either a hot-plate, electric skillet or stove. It would be
terrific to modify this activity to include outdoor cooking. If you
have reenactment groups in your area, they would be wonderful to team
with and give the students a true demo of 1700s cooking and living.
Continue to remind your students that if they will be using knives or large or small appliances at home, they
MUST have their grown up's permission and/or supervison! It is also
helpful to have volunteers assisting you in the LMC, depending on your
group size.
For the recipe (8 large cakes), you will need:
2 cups cornmeal
1 cup hot water
pinch of salt
If you do not have ready access to hot water, keep it in a thermos. You will also need a large bowl, spoon, pancake type spatula, and choice of heat source (see above).
For serving, you need a large plate for the cakes, small plates and
forks for students. Give students a choice of flavorings true to the
era - honey, maple syrup (the real stuff), butter (again the real stuff)
or salt.
The remaining activities are meant to be accessed from home.
Don't forget to check out the WorldCat link on the Home Page for more terrific resources!