This machine shakes the corn to take off all the dust from when it was taken off the cob.
Students are grinding the corn and turning it into corn meal.
This students are grinding the corn to make corn meal.
The students were able to taste corn cob jelly on crackers. Then the students heading to the kitchen. They used their imaginations to make magic muffins. Our guide pointed out that one of our ingredients was one that we had just ground up (corn meal). Once he put the empty pan in the oven, out came out a pot with warm cornbread muffins. We shared the muffins and talked about some of the other uses for the stove, (not pictured here). We learned that water was kept warm in one compartment, for baths. Two of the students were able to get in the small tub and take a "bath" using a ladle. They also saw that the iron was made hot on the stove as well. It had many uses.
The students were also able to play with toys that were used during that time. The kids had so much fun and there was no technology involved.
another use for the corn cob...
Students also made their own apple cider they were able to turn the wheels and cranks to make it possible. They drank their cider back at school. Students were then taken to the garden where they picked berries and tomatoes to eat. Our guide explained how the vegetables and fruits were canned so they could be preserved during the winter.
The theme of the tour was energy. How we need energy to move, what kinds of energy we use, where we get our energy from, and how we use the energy to work and grow/make food.
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