AGC KIDS: HOMEMADE ICE CREAM & MAGIC MILK

June is National Dairy Month! Check out these 2 fun projects you can do at home with your kids using dairy products! See below for the steps & ingredients.

3 Facts About Dairy Cows

1. They have 4 stomachs

2. They eat 100 lbs of feed per day when they are milking

3. They drink 50 lbs of water each day

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Homemade Ice Cream

Ingredients:

• 1 cup half & half (or you can use 1/2 heavy cream and 1/2 whole milk)

• 1/4 cup salt

• Ice

• 1.5 tsp vanilla extract

• 1 tbsp sugar

• Ziploc bags (1 small, 1 large)

Steps:

1. Pour 1 cup of half and half into your small ziploc bag

2. Add 1.5 tsp of vanilla extract and 1 tbsp of sugar to the same bag

3. Seal the bag firmly and get as much excess air out as you can

4. In the large ziploc bag, fill it about 3/4 full of ice

5. Add 1/4 cup of salt with the ice

6. Then put your small bag of the milk mixture in the large ziploc and seal it

7. Begin shaking for about 6 minutes (you can wrap the bag with a towel since it will be really cold)

8. Take the small bag out of the large bag

9. Use a spoon to mix the ice cream around (it will be a little ice looking to start)

10. Scoop out and enjoy!

Magic Milk

Ingredients:

• Whole milk or 2% milk

• Shallow dish or bowl

• Food coloring

• Dish soap

• Q-tips

Steps:

1. Pour milk into a shallow dish or bowl until the milk covers the bottom

2. Add some drops of food coloring on the milk

3. Dip q-tip into dish soap

4. Touch the center of the milk with the dish soap covered q-tip

5. Watch the colors move across the surface of the milk!