Seaside Holidays activity 11: make Victorian ice cream

Seaside Holidays Resources Victorian ice cream seller

Overview

Learn about the super-cool history of ice cream from penny licks to the ice cream cone and how it became an institution of the British seaside. Then make your own cucumber ice cream in the classroom using a real Victorian recipe.

Learning objectives - Curriculum links

Introduction

Investigate Learn with Objects Seaside Holidays 11: entertainments to find out about penny licks. Then explore the cold and creamy history of ice cream, including how it became an institution of the British seaside.

To help the children get started, here’s some fun ice cream history facts for children from BBC Newsround:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/find_out/guides/tech/ice-cream/newsid_3634000/3634978.stm

And here’s some more detailed information for older pupils and teachers. Click here to learn about the history of ice cream:

https://www.ice-cream.org/content/history-ice-cream

Creative Activity

Make Victorian cucumber ice cream

Use the English Heritage link below to watch a fascinating video showing you how to make Victorian cucumber ice cream. The good news is it’s simple enough to make in class!

https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/inspire-me/victorian-ice-cream/

Gather the ingredients and equipment and have fun making this delicious home-made ice cream the Victorian way!