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Hot Cross Buns

Shortbread  

Scones 

This Scottish quick bread is said to have taken its name from the Stone of Destiny (or Scone), the place where Scottish kings were once crowned. The original triangular-shaped scone was made with oats and griddle-baked. Today's versions are more often flour-based and baked in the oven. They come in various shapes including triangles, rounds, squares and diamonds. The names scone and bannock are applied rather loosely. In modern usage the bannock is a large round scone, about the circumference of a meat-plate, which is baked on the griddle. When the bannock is cut into sections before being fired, or when the dough is cut into small rounds, you have scones.

• 8 oz. (225 g) plain flour
• 3 teaspoons of baking powder
• 2 oz. (50 g) butter
• A pinch of salt
• 5 fl oz (140 ml) of cream
• 1 egg, lightly beaten

Preheat oven to 450°F. Sift the dry ingredients into a bowl together, and then rub in the butter. Make a well in the middle and pour in the cream and beaten egg; mix until it comes together in a soft, pliable dough. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead very lightly until smooth. Roll or press the dough out to a half-inch thickness, cut into rounds, or leave as one large scone-cake or bannock, and dust with flour, or brush with milk or beaten egg. Bake for about 12 minutes. Makes 8 scones

Oatcakes 

Sauerkraut Cake 

Liquid Yeast 

Irish Soda Bread Recipe 

Whole Wheat Irish Soda Bread Recipe

• 4 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 tbsp salt
• 1 3/4 tsp baking soda
• 1 2 to 2 c. buttermilk

Combine dry ingredients and mix thoroughly to distribute the soda. Add enough buttermilk to make a soft dough - similar in quality to biscuit dough but firm enough to hold its shape. Knead dough on a lightly floured board for 2 or 3 minutes - until quite smooth and velvety. Form into a round loaf and place on a well greased cookie sheet. Cut a cross on the top of the loaf with a sharp knife. Bake in a preheated oven (375 degrees) for 35-40 minutes or until loaf is nicely browned and sounds hollow when tapped with knuckles. Let loaf cool before slicing. Enjoy!

Dried Bean or Lentil Soup 

Ingredients:

• 2 cups dried beans or lentils
• 2 ½ quarts water Ham bone (with or without meat)
• 1 large carrot, sliced
• 1 large onion, sliced
• 2 or 3 stems of celery, sliced
• 1 clove garlic, chopped
• 1 ½ teaspoon salt
• Freshly ground pepper
• 1 bay leaf
• 3 tablespoons sherry (optional)
• Chopped parsley
• 8 slices bacon, fried crisp and crumbled

Soak the beans overnight in the water (if you haven’t thought of it early enough, boil the beans in the water for a few minutes then soak them for an hour or more before cooking). Put everything but the parsley and bacon bits into the pot and bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer the batch for about 3 hours, stirring occasionally. Add more water if you think it needs it. Puree everything in a blender or food processer or press through a sieve – it must be smooth. Reheat. I poured mine into my tureen and sprinkled bacon bits and parsley on top.

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Turnip Casserole

Rice Bread

• 1 cup cold soft boiled rice
• 1 1/4 pints warm milk
  • 1 1/4 pints = 2 1/2 cups
• 2 tbsp melted butter
• 2 eggs beaten light
• 1 scant teaspoon of salt
• 2 cups sifted cornmeal
• 2 heaping teaspoons baking power

Potato Rolls 

• 5 large potatoes mashed while warm
• 1 quart flour
  • 1 quart = 4 cups
• salt
• 1 teacupful milk

Brown Bread

• 2 cups sour milk
  • sour milk = milk with vinegar added
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 1 or 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon soda
• 5 cups brown flour
• pinch salt
• small piece butter, if you choose

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Staking Tomato Plants

Garlic 

Weed Wacker vs. Scythe 

Kitchen Garden 

Weeding 

Make your own paper boat 

• Take a piece of paper and place it in front of you with the shorter side at the top. Fold the paper in half from top to bottom.
• Fold left to right to find the center and reopen. Bring the top two corners together to the middle, forming a point, and crease.
• Fold the top flap at the bottom of the paper up; turn over and fold the other flap up. Fold the triangle tabs in over each other so you have a triangle.
• Pop open the center like a hat, push the pointed sides to meet, and crease down so that you now have a square.
• With the opening facing you, fold the top layer up to meet the other point. Turn the paper over and repeat.
• Gently pull apart the top two points while pushing out with your fingers to form the bottom of the boat. Reinforce corners with clear tape, and also tape around the bottom to keep your boat dry. Now you're ready to launch your craft!

Tin Foil River 

• Find an incline (backyard hill) or create one with found objects.
• Unroll a long length of tinfoil (the longer the better).
• Roll the edges of the tinfoil.
• Secure the top of the tinfoil with a heavy object (we used a brick).
• Add water and watch the tinfoil river flow! 

The Great Flood Measuring Activity 

• The 1974 flood in Cambridge, was caused by weeks of wet weather and spring melt, and is still one of the largest floods ever recorded in the Grand River watershed.
• Grab your measuring tape and go on a walk around the flood site (downtown Galt) or around your neighbourhood. Measure up to your waist, the level of flood.
• See how high that is on buildings and places in your community

Fairy crowns 

Things you will need:

• Faux or real flowers in various sizes and textures
• Faux or real greenery for filler
• Scissors
• Floral wire
• Floral tape

Cut a length of floral wire that's long enough to wrap around the crown of your head twice, with a little room to spare. Measure around your head with the wire and plan where you'd like your crown to sit. Create a loop with the wire, twisting one end around the middle of the wire, in the size that you'd like. Then wrap the long end of the wire around, weaving in and out of the loop to create a strong base. Continue wrapping until you reach the end, and twist the end around the loop to secure.

Once you have a base, start placing your main flowers. Start with the largest blooms and place them where you'd like them. If your stems have wires in them, you can simply wrap the wires around the base of your crown. 

Using the same technique, start covering the entire loop of the crown base with your filler greenery.

Place your crown on your head and have fun!

Nature Photography

Grab a camera or phone and take focus on nature. Find these things and take a picture to create your own nature gallery:

• Bug or bird
• Up close on nature (micro shot)
• Source of water
• Stand at bottom of tree looking up from base
• Sunrise of sunset
• Field growing food
• Unique rock
• A reflection
• Tree bark
• A sign of the season

Tree Bark Rubbings 

• Take paper and wrap it around the trunk of a tree. Secure with some packing tape.
• Grab your crayons
• Start colouring on the paper and see pattern you get

Chalk obstacle course

All you need is chalk and some vision. For literate children, write out an array of gross motor movements in a sequence, like you would hopscotch. For instance: jump like a bunny x 3, hold tree pose on one side, walk on your hands and feet, jump on one foot, hold tree pose on the other side, jump on the opposite foot, twirl x 2, jump up and try touch the sky x 4.  

Kitchen utensil bubble wands

Go through a kitchen drawer and collect slotted spoons, fly swatters, spatulas, and anything else that has holes to make bubbles. Make your own bubble solution and then head out to see which utensil creates the best bubbles!