Hey there! Are you ready for a fun adventure? Today, we’re going to meet someone really special: Julia Child. Julia was a chef, which means she was really good at cooking yummy food. Let’s find out how much fun cooking can be!
Julia Child loved cooking and knew it was a lot of fun. She lived a long time ago, almost a hundred years back, in a sunny place called California. One day, she was picking strawberries to make something delicious called jam. Do you know what jam is? It’s a sweet spread you can put on bread or toast!
Julia wanted to make strawberry jam with her grandma. Her grandma said, “You can do anything if you take it one step at a time.” That’s a great tip! So, they started by mashing the strawberries. Then, they added something sweet like honey. But it was a bit sticky, so they tried using maple syrup instead. They also added something called pectin, which helps make the jam thick and jelly-like.
Julia and her grandma followed a recipe, which is like a set of instructions for cooking. Recipes tell you what to do, one step at a time. After cooking the jam, they let it cool down. Finally, it was time for the best part: tasting the jam! It was delicious!
Just like making jam, building a model spaceship can be done one step at a time. Xavier, one of our friends, learned this lesson. He realized that even though his spaceship had many pieces, he could put it together by following the instructions step by step.
Meeting Julia Child taught us that we can do anything if we take it one step at a time. Whether it’s cooking or building, following steps makes things easier and more fun!
Thank you for joining our adventure to meet Julia Child. She was a kid just like you and me, and she grew up to be an amazing cook who taught people all over the world. Remember, kids like you can change the world too!
So, are you ready to try something new? Just remember to take it one step at a time, and you’ll do great!
Strawberry Jam Experiment: With the help of an adult, try making your own simple strawberry jam at home. Use mashed strawberries and a sweetener like honey or sugar. Observe how the ingredients change as you mix them. What happens when you add pectin? How does the jam’s texture change? Share your observations with your family.
Step-by-Step Challenge: Choose a simple task, like drawing a picture or building a small block tower. Write down or draw each step you need to complete the task. Follow your steps one by one, just like Julia Child did with her recipes. Did following steps make it easier? Discuss with a friend or family member how breaking tasks into steps helps you.
Recipe Detective: Find a recipe for a simple dish, like a sandwich or a fruit salad. With an adult, read through the recipe and identify the steps. Can you think of any other activities where following steps is important? Talk about how following steps helps in different situations, like getting ready for school or playing a new game.
Here’s a sanitized version of the transcript:
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Ready for adventure? Who’s that kid who can travel through town? Which great heroes?
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Every…
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Xavier Biddle and the Secret Museum. Hi! Welcome to the show. Today we’re meeting someone really fun: Julia Child. Julia was a chef, which is a fancy name for someone who cooks food. Julia Child knew just how much fun it is to cook!
Yeah, look at me! But it’s time to start… though not yet! This is too much fun. Sorry, Brad, but we’ve got a show to do.
Xavier, are you okay?
Yeah, it’s just this model has a lot of pieces.
Yep, that’s a lot! You’ve been working on it for a while. Have you built anything?
Of course! A paper airplane.
I thought you were building this.
Well, I started to build that, but there are so many pieces I don’t think I’ll ever finish the spaceship.
This sounds like a job for the Secret Museum!
Awesome! Let’s go! Or instead of time travel, maybe we could…
I can’t think of anything. Guys, wait up!
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You guys ready?
I wonder who the Secret Museum will send us to meet.
Then where will we go?
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Guys!
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Does the Secret Museum think I should stir the spaceship pieces together?
I don’t think that’s how they work.
Julia Child! That’s who we’re meeting in California in 1923. That’s almost a hundred years ago! I wonder if Julia Child can help me with my model spaceship.
Only one way to find out! Ready for adventure?
So ready!
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So this is California, 1923. It’s so sunny and warm and pretty and green!
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Oh, pardon! I didn’t mean to scare you. I was just gathering some of these yummy strawberries.
Hey, is that…?
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Yes, Julia Child! Looks just like her, except for the extra strawberry on her face.
Uh, do I have a bit of strawberry on my face?
Oh dear, I may have enjoyed a few, but the rest I’m taking to Grandma to make jam!
I love strawberry jam! Do you know how to make it?
Nope, but it’ll be fun to learn! Wanna come?
Sure! I could use the help carrying these.
Awesome!
You picked these all by yourself?
Yes, picked one strawberry at a time. Grandma says you can do anything if you take it one step at a time.
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Hi, Grandma! Big load of strawberries coming through!
Hello, Julia!
Ah, what’s that yummy smell? Could it be Grandma’s famous broiled chicken?
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Was it hard to make?
Not so hard! I used a recipe.
Recipes explain step by step how to cook something.
Do you have a recipe for your strawberry jam?
Nope, but I know what jam tastes like, so that’s a good start!
Oh, I see! Well, have fun and let me know if you need any help.
So, um, what should we do first?
Hmm… well, jam is mushy, so let’s mash up the strawberries!
Mash them up with what?
Hmm… with these things!
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Strawberries mashed! Now what?
Jam’s mushy and sweet, so let’s add something sweet.
But what?
What about honey?
Good idea!
How much should we add? The whole bottle?
Why not?
Hey, that’s the spoon we saw at the Secret Museum!
This is hard to stir.
Should we use our hands again?
Oh, great idea! Let’s clean our hands.
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Delightful! Okay, enough mixing! Let’s try it!
It’s not bad!
Hard to eat.
Not very jammy.
Agreed! We’ll try it again.
This one is all yours, Dr. Zoom! Enjoy!
Making jam is like making my model ship. I know how it should turn out, but putting it together is so hard.
Oh, Grandma’s recipe box! Recipes tell you how to cook stuff one step at a time.
Yes! Grandma said you can do anything if you take it one step at a time!
That’s right!
So maybe what we need is our grandma!
You have a jam recipe?
Oh, I thought you’d never ask!
Oh, found it! One strawberry jam recipe!
Thank you, Grandma!
First step: mush the strawberries.
Next step: add maple syrup!
A lot less sticky than honey!
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Now we add pectin. Pectin is an ingredient that makes food jelly-like.
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Next step: it needs to cook!
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I’ll handle this step!
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Okay, the jam’s cooked and cooled! Now for the most scrumptious step: the taste test!
Hmm… tastes like…
Good for you, kids!
Wow! If we can make this, then maybe I can make my spaceship! Like I always say, you can do anything if you take it one step at a time!
I believe it was me who said that!
You’re right, Grandma! Thanks, Julia! This was fun!
We have to go now!
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Let’s go home!
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Let’s try this again! I just need a recipe.
Um, do models have recipes?
No, but they do have instructions with steps on how to build them.
Hmm… where are the instructions? They must be around here somewhere!
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The instructions!
Okay, take it one step at a time like Julia said.
Step one: I need this piece and this one.
Yes! I can do this!
What’s the next step?
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Nice job, Xavier!
Wasn’t meeting Julia Child great?
Yes! She was so much fun and grew up to be an amazing cook!
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And she helped people around the world learn how to cook!
Thank you for joining our awesome adventure to meet Julia Child, who used to be a kid just like you and me!
So kids like you can change the world!
I am Brad.
I am Adida.
I am Xavier, and I know you can do anything if you take it one step at a time, just like Julia Child!
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You!
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