Now my poor children are stuck with me all day long. So, let the fun begin! I am laughing like a wild mad woman as I type this...Hee...Hee.. ;)
Today we have Science with Corey-
I decided we do something with eggs (our chickens are laying like crazy and we had a couple of them that got dirty...So, they have become our science project.)
Corey put some water in a mason jar (we love mason jar's here.) He put vinegar in another jar. Then he put one egg in each jar.
A few minutes later Corey checked on the eggs. The egg in the vinegar had bubbles all around it. Then a few more minutes he noticed that the egg in the vinegar started to float.
Two days later the egg in the water normal. Here is what Corey had to say about the egg in the vinegar.
*A little more- On Eggs.
I often joke around about the eggs we get from our chickens. I'll say things like, is there really a difference in the eggs my chickens lay and the eggs at the store (besides the color of the yoke and me caring for them..lol..)
Well there is a BIG difference in nutrients! Back in 2007 Mother Earthnews (October/November issue) did a study on "REAL" free ranged chickens against our supermarket eggs. Over all the test reviled that free ranged chickens had:
1/3 less cholesterol
1/4 less saturated fat
2/3 more vitamin A
2 times more omega-3 fatty acid
3 times more vitamin E
7 times more beta carotene
I am by no means saying eggs from the store are the "bad egg." I am just telling you the test study that was done. I scanned in the test below (I know it didn't come out that great but still thought you might want to see it.)
***Yes, there have been studies on milking cows being fed free ranged grass instead of high amounts of grains and hay. I am no scientist but I would guess that if these test were done on goats we would also have similar results.
In the kitchen with Bri- Making Yogurt!
Brianna and I made some yogurt this week in our "Yolife" machine. You sure don't need a yogurt maker to make yogurt but it is nice to have one.
I like this machine because it comes with seven 6 oz. glass jars but if you want to make more you can because it has two lids to raise the space in it (you just have to have your own jars for bigger amounts..Yes, large quart mason jars work great in this!)
All we did was take one quart of milk (we used store bought milk this time) heat to almost a boil. Then let it cool down to 113 (104-113 is what the booklet that came with the machine calls for.) Then we added our starter (which we just used 6 oz. of store bought yogurt with live active cultures in them.) After mixing them in the warmed milk we poured them into the little jars and put them inside our yogurt maker and put the smaller lid on the machine. Let it sit for 8-12 hours (ok, I fall asleep and didn't get it when I should have but it still turned out fine..lol..) Then we put the lids on the glass containers and refrigerate them. Simple and easy (just like I like things to be.)
When we were ready to eat it we added things to it (I added banana's and strawberries to mine.) It tasted yummy!
**You can pick up a Yolife here:
***You don't need a Yolife machine to make yogurt (it's basically just a warming plate.) You can find many wonderful sites that will show you how to make it without one. Here is a link to Canadian Crafter's site (look around July 2007) she has a great way of showing how to do it. I must warn you though, if you go to her site you'll be sure to find yourself going back again and again.
