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Friday, December 29, 2017

Summer Learning Journey W2 D5

Activity 1: On your blog, tell us all about your (imaginary) VE party. If it was me, I would invite all of my closest friends and family over to my house for a big barbecue. We would eat hamburgers and play basketball in the driveway. Some of us would probably walk to the local beach to play soccer on the beach and to go for a swim (if the weather was warm enough)!

I would invite all my family and friends. I would say bring your own ingrediants for hamburgers or sausages. I would have the party at the beach.

Activity 2: On your blog tell us which of the two styles you prefer and why. The pictures above were taken over 65 years ago! What do you think people will be wearing 65 years from now?

I love our clothes beacuse of our style I just like it.

Bonus Activity: I usually have a chocolate chip cookie with my tea. I love biscuits! What is your favourite sweet treat or dessert? Use google to find a recipe for it. Type the recipe out on your blog. Make sure you also include a picture.

My favourite dessert is chocolate mousse with a glass of milk.

Ingredients
  • 225g/8oz dark chocolate
  • 5 medium free-range eggs
  • 100g/3½oz caster sugar
  • 170g/6oz unsalted butter
Directions: 
  1. Place a bowl over a pan of simmering water (the water shouldn't touch the bottom of the bowl) and gently melt the chocolate in the bowl. Remove from the heat once melted and let it cool slightly.
  2. Separate the egg yolks from the egg whites. Beat the egg yolks and most of the sugar together until creamy and pale in colour (keep two teaspoons of sugar to one side for the egg whites).
  3. When it has cooled slightly, whisk the chocolate into the egg yolk and sugar mixture.
  4. Melt the butter in a pan over a low heat.
  5. Whisk the melted butter into the chocolate mixture. If it gets too thick, add a couple of tablespoons of water.
  6. In a clean bowl, whisk the egg whites and the remaining two teaspoons of sugar with an electric whisk until they're light and fluffy and hold a soft peak. Do not over-beat. The sugar will give them a gentle sheen.
  7. Carefully fold the egg whites into the chocolate mixture using a metal spoon.
  8. Spoon the chocolate mixture into small teacups or ramekins and refrigerate for about two hours.
  9. Just before serving, top each marquise with a dollop of crème fraîche and two fresh cherries, then sprinkle with cocoa powder.
Review: I liked this beacuse we got to choose alot of things like what style we like better and what our favourite desserts is. 4.5 stars. 



1 comment:

  1. Hi Bella,

    Ruby here from the Summer Learning Journey team! Great work with these activities! Well done! You're half way there! Can you believe it?!

    Activity 1: That sounds like a great idea! A nice big BBQ on the beach would be a great way to celebrate! My Grandpa remembers celebrating VE Day by driving around town sitting on the roof of his dad's car, waving flags and cheering! He says it was a happy day for everyone so I'm sure everyone would have loved a beach party!

    Activity 2: I think our clothes today are nice too. Do you like the clothes that were in the black and white picture on the activity page? I think they're very cool and would love to wear some like that for fun one day! They're very different though and don't look as comfortable as our clothes today. Why do you think clothes have changed so much over the years?

    Bonus activity: That chocolate mousse sounds delicious. Chocolate mousse is one of my favourite desserts. My Grandma would always bring it to Christmas dinner and everyone loved it. I might have to try out the recipe you've put here! Have you used this recipe before or is it one you found on the internet?

    I look forward to reading more of your blog over summer!
    Cheers,
    Ruby.

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