By Stirring

This week our science lesson was: Can you stir it?

• We mixed a little bit of milk with corn starch . . . that's really fun to play with
• We shook cream and made butter, we used the butter for the crust of a batch of lemon squares and used the butter milk in our waffles the next morning.
• I had an 8 oz container of heavy whipping cream that I had used about 2 tablespoons out of. It made 1/3 cup of butter.
• We stirred (with the electric mixer) an egg white, then I didn't want to throw it away, so we made meringue kisses.
• Once the egg white is stiff, add 4 tablespoons of sugar, 1 T at a time, then add 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Preheat the oven to 250°. Place meringue in large dollips on parchment. Bake for 1 hour, then turn heat off and let meringues sit in the oven for 6 hours -- do not open the door.