Students make and taste Pumpkin Pudding. As an art project, have students make and wear their very own Chef's Hats for the activity.
Activity Outcomes
- Taste and describe the flavor, taste and texture of a new food
- Participate in a class tasting survey and evaluate the results
What You Need:
- Materials and directions for "Chef's Hats" (pdf)
- Ingredients for Pumpkin Pudding
- Wire whisk
- Clean container with tight-fitting lid for pudding
- Liquid measuring cup
- Can opener
- Rubber spatula
- Medium-size mixing bowl
- Serving spoon
- Plastic spoons
- Small cups for tasting-size portions
- Napkins
What You Do:
1. Have students make their Chef's Hats to wear when they make and taste the pudding.
2. Make the pudding in a container with a tight fitting lid (instead of a bowl) that students can pass around and shake.
3. Transfer the pudding to mixing bowl before adding the pumpkin and spice.
4. Serve tasting-size portions and talk about the flavor, texture and taste.
5. Conduct a tasting survey and record students' reactions on the board or a flipchart. (Note: The tasting survey link is for young children; however, it is a good model for conducting a tasting survey.)
Related Books
From Seed to Pumpkin
by Wendy Pfeffer and James Graham Hale
HarperCollins Publishers, Inc. 2004.
Pumpkins
by Jacqueline Farmer and Phyllis Limbacher Tildes
Charlesbridge, 2004
Hasty Pudding, Johnny Cakes and Other Good Stuff: Cooking in Colonial America
by Loretta Frances Ichord
Millbrook Press, 1998
