Starter quiz
- True or false? Rock cakes got their name because they used to have rocks in them.
- True
- False ✓
- What do you use to cook cakes?
- the fridge
- the toaster
- the oven ✓
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- What is this?
- measuring jug
- weighing scales ✓
- weighing cups
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- Rock cakes are made from flour. Which plant do we use to make flour?
- grass
- corn
- wheat ✓
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- Before cooking, we should put on a clean ______.
- 'apron' ✓
- Match the foods to what you would use to measure them.
- water, milk and juice⇔measuring jug ✓
- herbs, spices and oil⇔measuring spoons ✓
- flour, rice and couscous⇔weighing scales ✓
Exit quiz
- True of false? The dried fruit in rock cakes counts towards our 5 A DAY.
- True
- False ✓
- ______ helped to ensure everyone had a fair share of food at a time of shortage.
- 'Rationing' ✓
- Which foods are baked or roasted in an oven?
- baked⇔bread and pies ✓
- roasted⇔chicken and potatoes ✓
- What food skill is being shown here?
- weighing
- dividing
- rubbing-in ✓
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- Why did we divide the rock cakes?
- Dividing helps the rock cakes to cook evenly. ✓
- Dividing helps the rock cakes to cool quickly.
- Dividing helps the rock cakes to cook faster.
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Rock cakes are from Britain and traditionally eaten at teatime. They were promoted in World War II due to rationing.
- The food skills used to make rock cakes are measuring, rubbing-in, mixing, cracking an egg, and portioning.
- Some mixtures need to be divided into equal sized portions, so that they cook evenly.
- Ovens are very hot. Dishes must be placed in and taken out while wearing oven gloves.
Common misconception
The dried fruit in rock cakes counts towards our 5 A DAY.
The dried fruit does not count towards our 5 A DAY, as it is in small amounts. Rock cakes are sweet foods, containing sugar and fat. We need to eat less of these types of foods.
Keywords
Rationing - a fixed amount of food per person
Dividing - to split a mixture equally
Rubbing-in - to rub butter into flour
Oven - part of a cooker, used to bake or roast foods
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