Helping with Jelly Making
2014.12.17
Today we made a cold orange jelly dessert. Melted gelatin was mixed with orange juice, then wrapped in plastic wrap and tied with a rubber band. After 10 minutes of cooling, it was ready to eat!
The process sounds easy enough, but when we stirred too fast there was liquid jelly spilling, and tying with with rubber bands proved very difficult. Still, we did our best, and the jelly turned out wonderful. Of course the kids ate every last bite! For today’s jelly making with the kids, we had help from young staff members of Sankei Industry, a company in Ritto. The kids were not used to being around such young adults, but despite some shyness, they still had plenty of fun. After some initial awkward discomfort, they warmed up and enjoyed cooking together.
Since last year, Sankei Industry staff have also helped with “Summer Holiday,” and we were able to meet today for a preliminary discussion. We’re gracious for the support they’ve shown in building local awareness of our event and our cause. Sankei Industry has also reached out to other companies, inviting them join as well. It would be great if there were more companies like Sankei out there!
