Fennel Sweets

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Right, these are some instructions on how to make fennel seed sweets. The sweets are a tradition in India, where they are used to help indigestion.

• Get your fresh fennel seeds from the garden, plus a bag of sugar.
• In a small pan, mix a teaspoon of sugar with a tablespoon of fennel seed and a quarter of a teaspoon of water.
• Heat gently until the sugar dissolves and begins to coat the fennel seed in a sugary shell.
• Pour the mixture into a bowl, and add two more teaspoons of both sugar and fennel seed. Mix together.
• Let the sweets cool, and then they are ready to eat .

 

Character Card 4- Shurkell

Here is an index card (or character card, as I’ve named it) with some info about Shurkell on it, and a picture. If you can’t read my scruffy handwriting, I’ve typed the info at the bottom .

I have done 9 at the moment, which I will be posting soon.

These circular creatures nest in circular holes in the ground. Whereas their cousins, the Shcwaire, nest in square holes in tree trunks.

They attack foes by bouncing speedily and striking their foes from the air, or on the back. They also hit trees to boomerang back and hit opponents.

Shurkell’s shed their skins every 3-4 weeks. When they are close to shedding, their bodies turn a pale fleshy colour.