Quantities are for four children working individually.
Ingredients
1 straight cucumber;
4 tsps sultanas;
4 oat biscuits;
12 to 16 chive blades;
120g curd cheese;
half a lemon;
4 pinches of sugar;
salt and black pepper;
shredded lettuce to serve
Utensils
4 teaspoons;
4 forks;
4 small bowls;
4 sharp knives;
4 chopping boards;
4 small plates;
a dinner plate;
kitchen paper
Method
- An adult should cut the washed cucumber in half widthways, then halve each piece lengthways to give four quarters, one for each child.
- Help the children to scoop out the seeds with a teaspoon, making a channel down the length of their quarter. Leave the rounded ends intact to be the ends of the canoes.
- Sprinkle with salt, and turn the pieces upside down on the dinner plate with the rounded ends on the rim so the slices are tipped up slightly. The children should be able to observe how the salt draws out some of the water.
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