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Daisies complete 3, brownies complete 4 of the activities listed.
Visit a bakery, bread or bagel shop or pastry section of a restaurant.Watch while they make different types of sweets for dessert.Discuss what you saw and learned with your troop or family.
With your troop or family, discuss how sweets and treats fit into a healthy diet.
Make ice cream in a bag by combining ¼ cup of milk and ¼ cup cream (of ½ cup of half and half), 1 tablespoon of sugar and ¼ teaspoon of vanilla extract in a sealed plastic pint sized freezer bag.Carefully mix around in the bag.Then add the sealed bag to a larger gallon size freezer bag filled half way with ice and about ¼ cup rock salt.Seal the larger bag and then shake the two bags together for about 4 minutes.Then, enjoy your homemade ice cream!
Learn what fondue is.What is the most common type people have?Instead of using chocolate, melt caramel squares in a crock pot to make your own fondue.Try dipping several of your favorite fruits, bread or pretzels into your fondue.What other items can you use as dipping foods?
Learn how to make Kool-Aide frozen popsicles. Experiment with different items to use as molds, such as ice cube trays.Can you make frozen popsicles out of any other ingredients?With your troop or family, come up with some different ideas and try them out.
Make a batch of your favorite cookies from one of your family’s recipes that represent your heritage.Share them with your troop.Collect the different recipes and make a troop recipe book.
Most holidays have a special treat or candy associated with them.With your troop or family, make a list of holidays and treats and candy you find during those holidays.Choose one and see if you can find a homemade recipe for that treat.
Some people are not able to eat sugar.Make a sugar free recipe and donate it to a nursing home, shelter or food pantry that accepts homemade items.
Sweets n’ Treats Junior Badge
Complete 6 of the activities listed.
Visit a bakery or a place where candy, ice cream or cookies are made.
With your troop or family, discuss how sweets and treats fit into a healthy diet.
Make ice cream in a can.You will need a small (12 oz size) and large (34.5oz size) coffee can, 1 pasteurized egg, ½ cup white sugar, 1 Tablespoon instant vanilla pudding mix, 1 cup milk, 1 cup half and half cream, 1 Teaspoon vanilla extract, 1 cup rock sale and 1 pound crushed ice.In a medium bowl, whisk together the egg, sugar, instant pudding, milk, hand and half and vanilla.Pour the mixture into the small coffee can.Cover the top with plastic wrap, and then the plastic lid.Place the filled coffee can into the empty large coffee can.Fill the empty space with crushed ice, sprinkle generously with rock sale, and cover with the plastic lid.Roll the cans around on the floor for about 20 minutes.Make up some games to help you roll them the entire time.
Learn a little about the history of candy and candy making.What were the first types of candy made?Find a recipe and re-create it.How does it compare to modern age candy?
Learn about candy and treats from other countries.What type(s) of candies/treats from other countries are available in the US?If possible, try some of them and discuss your likes/dislikes with your troop or family.
Honey is sometimes used as a sugar substitute.Learn how honey is processed.If possible, visit a honey farm or bee keeper.Find a recipe for a treat using honey and make it.Share it with your troop or family.
Most holidays have a special treat or candy associated with them.With your troop or family, make a list of holidays and treats and candy you find during those holidays.Choose one and see if you can find a homemade recipe for that treat.Make it and share.
Make your own rock candy.You will need 6 cups of cold water and 6 cups of white sugar.Prepare your candy growing area by thoroughly cleaning and drying a 2 quart jar.You will need a place for it to rest undisturbed for about 2 weeks.In a large bowl, place the water.Dissolve sugar in water, a little at a time, stirring each time until the sugar is completely dissolved and no more sugar can be added.Pour the sugar water into a clean jar and place a bamboo skewer in the jar, being sure the top sticks out over the surface of the water.Cover with a cloth, to keep out dust, and let it rest until all the water is evaporated and crystals have formed on the skewer.This will take several days, up to 10.For larger crystals, try “seeding” them, by wetting your skewer and rolling it in sugar before placing it in the sugar water.Be sure not to disturb your crystals while they are growing.
Find a recipe for making marshmallows using gelatin.Make them and use them for smores at a troop camp out or party.
Find out about lollipops.What are they traditionally made of?Think of some other treats you can make into lollipops and make some (for example cookies, rice krispie treats, etc).
Learn about the history of chewing gum.Find a recipe and make some.Howdoes it compare to gum you buy?Which do you prefer?
Make some treats and donate them to a local food bank, pantry or shelter.Make sure they accept homemade treats first.
What are some other ways you can put your new candy/treat making skills to use?Brainstorm with your troop and carry out a service project.
Sweets n’ Treats CSA
Complete 8 of the activities listed.
Visit a bakery or a place where candy, ice cream or cookies are made.
With your troop discuss how sweets and treats fit into a healthy diet.Find a way to share this information with younger girls.
Learn about the history of candy and candy making.What were the first types of candy made?Find a recipe and re-create it.How does it compare to modern age candy?
Research candy making tools.What kinds of tools are needed for making various types of candy?Use at least 3 different types of specialized tools to make candy.
Learn how to pull taffy.Make salt water taffy and make several different flavors.
Investigate how, or talk to someone who is making candy or other treats, to sell to the public.What kinds of things do you need to know?What things are essential to success for this kind of business?
Learn the process of how to cover fruits and nuts in candy.Make some and share them during a troop event.
Gelatin is used to thicken foods and to make marshmallows.Find a recipe to make gelatin.Once it is made, use it to make marshmallows.
Flavored beverages can also be considered treats.Find a recipe for making hot cocoa.Experiment with different flavorings.Use your homemade marshmallows to top it off!
Use a non-traditional ingredient to make a treat.For example, make spinach brownies.Have a taste-testing party and see if your group can guess what your “secret” ingredient is.
Sweets and treats are often given on special occasions.Investigate companies that provide this service.Make your own “candy bouquet” and give it to someone.
Different holidays are represented by different treats in the United States.Discover special treats that are made for holidays in other countries.Create a “Sweet Treats Around the World” tasting party.
There are lots of different food allergies.Discover how these allergies may affect a person’s ability to eat certain sweets and treats.Make a treat for someone suffering from an allergy (for example peanuts) by substituting different ingredients.
Hold a “Sweet Treat” party for a group of younger girls.Show them how to make homemade ice cream, then provide them with some other homemade treats.
