Last night Ehric and hubby visited Too Tall's farm to return a milk jar. Too Tall is the cow that we get our milk from twice a week. While they were there the owner of the farm was doing chores in the barn. Ehric wanted to help milk Too Tall but it wasn't milking time. But the owner invited Ehric back next Saturday to come help milk Too Tall. Ehric is now very excited to say the least.
When he got home he asked me, 'How many udders do cows have?' I told him that in the morning we would read a book on cows to learn more about cow parts. So today we read the book, Cow by Jules Older and Illustrated by Lyn Severance.
Cow is a funny and kid friendly non-fiction book. Each page is filled with bright photos and honest to goodness talk about cows. One new fact that I learned is that cows are only females. We learned where cows originated and when. Ehric really liked saying the names of the cows four stomachs.
Now back to Ehric's original question, "How many udders do cows have?' Ehric learned that they have only one udder, but they have four teats. I figured last night that he was asking more about teats, but I wanted to have graphics to answer his question. So hopefully now when he goes back to Too Tall's he will know what the things you squeeze are called:)
At the end of 'Cow' there are directions for making chocolate milk, ice-cream sodas and other treats. So the boys and I made an icecream shake to drink along with our lunch. Yummy!
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The Miss Rumphius Effect
When we got home last night I heard some peeping coming from under our front stoop. I tiptoed over and saw two little black chicks. Mama hen saw me and was not too pleased. She jumped at me twice and I shrieked! I really understood the term, "Mother hen!" Then I did the same with my brood, I protected them from the hen and quickly got us inside. Despite almost getting pecked to death I am so excited that our hens are hatching out their own chicks!
When I looked in the fridge I discovered a bowl of strawberries. Hubby had helped a coworker move a washer and he gave him a bunch of strawberries. They were so good! Aiden ate most of them! That kid loves his fruit!
Today must have been the day for attracting locally grown food. At Maine 4-H Days we spent some time helping out in the kitchen and the lady in charge gave us several bags of spinach, pea tendrils and turnips! I made Ehric and I bacon wrapped scallops and wraps made with apple slices, cheddar cheese and some pea tendrils. It was all really good! Aiden stuck to his favorite PB &J!
Today at Maine 4-H days we got to try a sample of Strawberry-Rhubarb Crisp made with local maple syrup and oats. It was really good! When I got home I decided to try to make my own rhubarb crisp using maple syrup (I usually use sugar). I threw some frozen rhubarb into a glass pyrex, then added some maple syrup and a little bit of flour (figured the frozen rhubarb would get watery) to the mix. In a seperate bowl I mixed old-fashioned rolled oats, maple syrup and butter. I used a pastry blender to combine. Then I poured the oat mix on the top. I baked at 375 F for maybe 30 minutes or so. Next time I will probably look up a recipe and use fresh rhubarb because some of my pieces were not mushed up enough and were a little tart. It was pretty good though, but different!
