1)What wasthe milkmaid’s name? (Clue: It’s the Welsh word for something that falls from the sky in Winter.)
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2)How old was she?
(Clue: Add the number of legs that the stool has with how
many legs a cow has …………………………………
Double this answer ……………………………
Add 2 ……………………………
The milkmaid’s age is ………………………………
3)What would the milkmaid make if the cow produced too much milk?
a)…………………………………………………… b) ……………………………………………………
4)What other kinds of foods are made from milk today?
a) …………………………………………………… b) ……………………………………………………
Name: ………………………………………………………………………………………………
1)When the milkmaid was making the butter, how did she squeeze all the water out?
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2)Why do you think that every butter stamp had a different pattern? (Clue: not many people went to school back then)
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3)List a few of the patterns:-
a) ……………………………………………………… b) ……………………………………………………
c) ……………………………………………………… d) ……………………………………………………
4)Today, we buy our milk from the supermarket. How did people buy their milk over 100 years ago?
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Here’s a picture of my friend ………………………………………………………… who has dressed up as the milkmaid.
Here are 4 picturesof different milk churns that I saw in our part of
the museum.
Look inside Medwyn’s Detective Boxand you will see
aMystery Item.
(Clue: These would help to slap something into shape)
They are ………………………………………………………………………… The milkmaid would
use these to …………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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They are made from ………………………………………… and they feel ……………………
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They work well because ………………………………………………………………………………………
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SHOW THE ITEM TO YOUR FRIENDS
Here is a picture of the Mystery Item
Look inside Medwyn’s Detective Boxand you will see
aMystery Item.
(Clue: The milkmaid would have used this on something)
It is a ………………………………………………………………………… The milkmaid would have
used it to …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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It is made from ……………………………………… and it feels ………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………… It was important
not to have the same pattern as everyone else because ………………………………
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SHOW THE ITEM TO YOUR FRIENDS
Here is a picture of the Mystery Item
Here are 4 pictures of my favourite things from our part of the museum.
Here are some pictures of the things that the milkmaid would have used to milk the cows and to make butter.
Name: ………………………………………………………………………………………………
Here are 6things that the milkmaid would have used in the dairy.
Name: ……………………………………………………………………………………………
Here are some pictures that show the different patterns that the milkmaid would have used to stamp her butter.
Name: …………………………………………………………………………………………
Design4of your own butter stamping patterns in the box below. Make sure that that the patterns say something about you, e.g. your favourite flower/animal/pattern / anything you like.