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March 12, 2010

What really matters when you are four



Argy and I baked a cake this afternoon.

Me: Let's take our pencil and trace around the tin. Now can we try cutting out this circle of baking paper? Now let's weigh this butter - what numbers can you see on the scale? Oooh ... look what happens when we mix lemon juice and milk together. Can you stir this until we can't see the flour any more? Let's watch the clock until the big hand is on nine, so we know when the cake will be ready.

Him: Can I lick the beaters yet?

12 comments:

  1. So true. If I whip up a cake, my kids (who are a few years older than 4) always say can I help? but what they MEAN is can I lick the beaters? Oh. And the bowl.

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  2. That's the most important bit! Don't tell anyone but I still lick the beaters...yum

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  3. Ooh, I love it! I think I was like that too. :)

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  4. Looking at that cake I inmediately wanted to ask:"can I have a bite?" Looks delicious!

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  5. can you blame him ... the cake looks brilliant.

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  6. Licking the beaters and bowl is better than eating the cake itself if you ask me!

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  7. Great learning takes place when cooking a cake...but licking the beaters is the best bit of all!

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  8. ahem.. I too am with the little ones sayiong- can I lick the beaters???

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  9. I'm with Argy, I love licking the beaters but the end product is pretty darn yummo too :)

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  10. what's the fun if you can't lick the beaters!!!

    great to see you both yesterday

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  11. Kids always get straight to the point - I love it!

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  12. You're awesome Liesl. Even though he didn't say "thanks for teaching me all that cool stuff Mum", it all went it.

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