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Question
Why was sugar and jaggery mixed into the mango pulp and dried in the sun?
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Solution
To make mamidi tandra (aam papad).
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Look in your kitchen and write down names of food items that
| can get spoilt in 2-3 days | ______ | ______ | ______ |
| can be kept for a week | ______ | ______ | ______ |
| would not spoil till one month | ______ | ______ | ______ |
Aman’s Biji went to the market to buy bread. The shop was very crowded. The shopkeeper picked up a packet of bread and gave it to Biji. She looked at it and returned it immediately.

Look at the picture of the bread packet here and guess why Biji returned it?
Look carefully at two-three packets of food items:
When you buy anything from the market, what do you look for on the packet?
The whole class can do this experiment together. Take a piece of bread or roti. Sprinkle a few drops of water on it, and put it in a box. Close the box. See the bread or roti every day until you find some changes on it.
Make this table on chart paper and put it up in the classroom. Fill up the chart every day after discussing the changes seen.
| Day | Changes in the bread or roti | |||
| By touch | By smell |
By looking through hand lens |
By colour | |
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Find out the reason for these changes. From where did the fungus come on the bread?
How did the brothers make the mamidi tandra? Write down step-by-step what they did for this.
What things are made in your house from ripe and unripe mangoes?
Make a list of all the different types of pickles that you know about, and share with your friends.
How are these things made in your house?
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- Badiyan
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To eat mangoes round the year we make different items like pickle, aam papad, chutney, chikky, etc. List some other food with which we make different things so that we can enjoy it throughout the year.
