Green Eggs and Ham

 Do you like 
green eggs and ham 

I do not like them, 
Sam-I-am. 
I do not like 
green eggs and ham. 

 

dr. Seuss's Green Eggs and Ham
dr. Seuss’s Green Eggs and Ham

I am sure this would suffice as an add on to the coloured egg experiment post but we had so much fun with this I felt it deserved a post all to itself!

 

We repeated the experiment but this time on two eggs, one of which we coloured red as before and the other one we coloured green… because the children (especially the BIG ones) couldn’t let it go without trying to make “green eggs” and ham!

 

The first day we dissolved the shell away in vinegar and then yesterday we transferred the eggs a cup of coloured water and left them overnight. We had the fun of checking them out when we got up this morning… and they didn’t disappoint!

 

 

Two coloured eggs
Two coloured eggs

 

A handful of coloured eggs
A handful of coloured eggs
Squishy eggs
Squishy eggs

 

The colouring step definitely worked, but we still wanted to cook a coloured egg.

We snipped the membrane of the green egg and scrambled it, and finally we had our “green eggs and ham“!

 

Green eggs and ham
Green eggs and ham

Doesn’t look too appetizing, does it? But I persuaded the Science Wows team to try it out…

 

The Science Wows Team tuck in
The Science Wows Team tuck in

 

And how does it taste?…

 

How did it taste?
How did it taste?

 

 

 

 

It tasted awful!!!

 

But we had fun!

 

I would not eat green eggs and ham. 
I do not like them, Sam-I-am. 

 

 

nao

Science blogger and writer; Owner of Dr. How's Science Wows; Mother of three junior scientists who have taught me that to be a great scientist you need to look at life through the eyes of a child!

6 thoughts on “Green Eggs and Ham

  • Pingback: 14 from '14 - a little blog reflection - Science Wows

  • Pingback: Quirky | Dr. How's Science Wows

  • April 26, 2014 at 6:58 am
    Permalink

    Ha ha ha! Great experiment – so your story has a different end than the book? Well, reality and fiction do not always walk hand in hand 🙂

    • April 26, 2014 at 8:22 am
      Permalink

      Haha not quite like the book but we did get them to taste it anyway… but no one decided that they liked green eggs and ham 😉

  • April 25, 2014 at 11:46 pm
    Permalink

    What fun!! It looks utterly disgusting, but I’m sure there are very few people who have seen green eggs and ham in real life. Your little scientists are very lucky to have such a creative Mum!

    • April 25, 2014 at 11:55 pm
      Permalink

      Thanks Sadhbh, it did taste vile 😉 It was because of the vinegar but we all got a laugh from it. I did feel a bit sorry for my husband who came home from work expecting pizzas and got handed a plate of green eggs and ham 😉 He took it well though (and he got his pizza evetually)

Comments are closed.