Thursday, September 23, 2010

How Jell-O Works

  • 5 basic ingredients: gelatin, water, sugar, artificial flavors and food coloring
  • gelatin lets Jell-O hold its shape
  • gelatin is made from ground up cow or pig parts then treated with a strong acid or base then boiled
  • boiling water that provides the gelatin molecules with enough energy to break the bonds holding the protein chains together
  • Jell-o can hold 10 times its own weight in water

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Radish Seeds

  • likes the sun but needs cool weather
  • expect seed to germinate in about 4 days
  • seed matures in approximately 21-30 days
  • preffered temp: 45-85 F
  • very small, round reddish brown seed