- 6 weeks ago
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. In this episode, Small is writing a list and concentrating hard to think of words beginning with the letter S. Ben and Small then start singing the alphabet song but Small can’t remember what comes after the letter P.
Customer: Mrs Meacher
Recipe: Alphabet Crunch
Customer: Mrs Meacher
Recipe: Alphabet Crunch
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00:00Big cook, little cook, welcome to our cafe. Big cook, little cook, want you to come and play.
00:17Meeting all the friends we cook for, sharing stories, trips and fun. Big cook, little cook, we'll cook for everyone.
00:30There. Now, what other words begin with S? Hmm. Oh, hello. Welcome to our cafe. The best cafe in the world.
00:46I'm just trying to think of all the words that I know that begin with S. Because my name, small, begins with S. Look.
00:54Hey! Now, let me think. Oh, hello, everyone. Hello, small. Hello, Ben. Right. What other words?
01:07What are you doing? Oh, I'm just trying to think of all the words that I know that begin with S.
01:12So far, I've got small, sand, saucer and snake. Oh, yes. The letter S does look like a snake, doesn't it? All wiggly.
01:25Letters are funny things, aren't they, Ben? They are, aren't they? Do you know all your letters, small? Do you know the whole alphabet?
01:32Well, of course I do, Ben. In fact, I know a rhyme to remember the alphabet.
01:36Oh, I think I know which one you mean. Do you know that song, too? Why don't you join in and sing with us?
01:41OK, OK. I'll go first. Ready? A, B, C, D, E, F.
01:48What comes after F? Oh, I know! G! A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P.
02:01Oh! I don't know what comes after P.
02:05Neither do I.
02:07We can't remember what comes after P. I'll tell you what I do.
02:12I'll write down all the letters that I know in the alphabet, and that might help remind me.
02:18No time to worry about the alphabet now, Small. We've got a customer.
02:22Well, the customer's come first, Ben. I'm on my way!
02:26Woo-hoo!
02:33Who's our customer today, Small?
02:35This is too good to be true, Ben. You'll never guess who it is.
02:41Ho-ho! You always say that, Small, and I always guess.
02:45Well, nearly always. Ho-ho-ho-ho-ho!
02:49I'll give you a clue, Ben. Her name rhymes with what she does.
02:53Oh! Well, that should be easy. Is it... Oh! Hilda the Builder?
02:58No. Er, Mrs. Proctor the Doctor?
03:00Ho-ho-ho-ho! No, Ben.
03:02Oh! I know, I know. Is it Mrs. Meacher, the teacher?
03:06Yes! And she's right here in our cafe.
03:09Oh, my! Well, whatever shall we cook for a teacher?
03:12I think it's time to look in my book.
03:23We need a story to help us cook.
03:26Let's take a look in Little Cook's book.
03:29Little Cook's adventures in the big world. Let me see.
03:36Mrs. Meacher always wanted to be a teacher.
03:39On the first day in the classroom, she wore sensible shoes,
03:43a sensible dress, and put her hair up in a sensible bun.
03:47Perfect!
03:48She decided to start by teaching the children the alphabet.
03:52This is the letter A. It sounds like A.
03:56A is for Apple.
03:58She looked at the class, and they all stared back at her.
04:02They were absolutely bored.
04:05By the time Mrs. Meacher reached the letter Z, the whole class were fast asleep.
04:12Mrs. Meacher was very upset.
04:14She ran out of the classroom, out of the school door, out of the school gate, and right into me.
04:21Bang!
04:22I'm a hopeless teacher, she said.
04:26My class have all fallen asleep.
04:28I think you might be being a little bit too sensible, I said.
04:32Will you let me help you?
04:34So we went into a shop, and we bought a bright red wig, a sparkly catsuit, and some big glittery boots.
04:41That'll wake them up, I said.
04:44This makes me feel like having fun, said Mrs. Meacher.
04:48And instead of just saying the alphabet, she said it in rap style.
04:52A is for Angela, who lives in America.
04:55She sells apples to the people around her.
04:58B is for Barbara, who lives in Barcelona.
05:01She sells balls to the people around her.
05:04C is for Caroline, who lives in Canada.
05:07She sells carrots to the people around her.
05:10The children cheered.
05:12They laughed, and they learned their ABC.
05:15You're the best teacher in the world, Mrs. Meacher, they cried.
05:20Mrs. Meacher never wore her sensible clothes again.
05:23And her lessons were always fun, fun, fun.
05:26Little cook to the rescue once again.
05:30That was a great adventure.
05:33Oh yes, Small, I loved all the alphabet rapping.
05:36Wahey!
05:38But I still don't know what comes after P in the alphabet, Ben.
05:42No time for that now, little cook.
05:44We need to think of what to cook for Mrs. Meacher, the best teacher in the world.
05:48Of course we do, Ben.
05:49Hmm.
05:50Ooh!
05:51Oh!
05:52Oh!
05:53Oh!
05:54I know!
05:55Big Cook's Big Cookery Book!
05:57Of course!
05:58The Big Cookery Book!
05:59There's recipes for everything in there.
06:00And where do we look for things to cook?
06:01In the book!
06:02In the book!
06:03In the book!
06:04In Big Cook's Book!
06:05Oh, yes!
06:06Here it is!
06:07Alphabet Crunch!
06:08It's a recipe that has all the letters in the alphabet in it.
06:09Oh, Mrs. Meacher's going to love that!
06:10Well, we can't make the letters after P, Ben, because we can't remember them!
06:12Never mind, Small.
06:13There's plenty of letters that we can remember.
06:14We'll make those.
06:15Now, come on.
06:16You read out the ingredients, and I'll see if we've got them.
06:18Okay, let's see.
06:19We're going to need butter.
06:20Okay.
06:21Over to the fridge.
06:22Here we go.
06:23There we go.
06:24Butter, yep.
06:25Milk.
06:26Milk in the fridge as well.
06:27Got the milk, Small.
06:28Self-raising flour.
06:29Oh!
06:30Oh!
06:31Oh!
06:32Oh!
06:33Oh!
06:34Oh!
06:35Oh!
06:36Oh!
06:37Oh!
06:38Oh!
06:39Oh!
06:40Oh!
06:41Oh!
06:42Oh!
06:43Oh!
06:44Oh!
06:45Oh!
06:46Oh!
06:47Self-raising flour.
06:48Self-raising flour in the cupboard.
06:50Got the flour.
06:51Caster sugar.
06:52Caster sugar.
06:53Yep.
06:54Honey.
06:55Honey.
06:56Mmm.
06:57Yummy, yummy, honey.
06:59Yes.
07:00And muesli.
07:01Muesli.
07:02Here we go.
07:03Yep.
07:07Brilliant.
07:11Here we are.
07:12Everything we need for alphabet crunch.
07:14Funny stuff, muesli, isn't it?
07:16Small.
07:17Have you ever wondered how it's made?
07:19I can't say I have, Ben.
07:20But I could soon whizz off and find out.
07:23Great idea, Small.
07:24And I'll get everything ready.
07:26A breath of fresh air might make me remember the letters that come after P, Ben.
07:30Hey!
07:31Why don't you come too?
07:32Way!
07:33Way!
07:34Go, Small.
07:35Go, Small.
07:36Go, Small.
07:37Whizz away!
07:38I wonder what he'll see today.
07:40I wonder what he'll see today.
07:53This is the right place.
07:54Let's take a look.
07:55Look.
07:56This is where muesli is made.
07:58Muesli is a kind of cereal that we sometimes eat at breakfast.
08:02It has lots of different ingredients.
08:04It's made from oats from the farmer's fields, fruit and nuts.
08:10These are raisins.
08:11Ooh, do you know what those are?
08:17They're banana chips.
08:24The muesli is being weighed so that the same amount goes into each packet.
08:31Now it's packed, ready to go to the shops.
08:34Wow!
08:35That was really exciting.
08:37See you later.
08:46A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P.
08:52I'm back!
08:54Hello there, Small.
08:55I was just about to remember what comes after P in the alphabet.
08:59Has a breath of fresh air helped you to remember?
09:01No, it didn't, Ben.
09:02But I did find out all about muesli.
09:04You wouldn't believe how many things that go into it.
09:07It's full of yummy things, which is why it tastes so yummy.
09:11Exactly, Ben!
09:12Then let's get going.
09:14We're all ready, so take a look.
09:16And we will show you how to cook.
09:22Jelly boats and pirates go
09:24Princess Peepies
09:26Parrot cakes and fruity smiles
09:28And envelopes surprise
09:29We love our cafe and we love to cook
09:33We have a fantastic recipe book
09:37He is big cook and he is small
09:43Friends in our cafe we cook for them all
09:47When your tummy gets all rumbly
09:50You're ready for a treat
09:52You can make something delicious to eat
09:56Have you cleaned the surfaces?
10:04Yes.
10:05Have you washed your hands?
10:06Yes!
10:08All clean and ready to cook!
10:11Do you remember the ingredients to alphabet crunch?
10:14You do!
10:15There was butter
10:17Three tablespoons
10:18Milk
10:19One cup
10:20Self-raising flour
10:21Two hundred grams
10:22Caster sugar
10:23One hundred grams
10:24Honey
10:25One tablespoon
10:26And muesli
10:27Two cups
10:30Whoopee!
10:31Let's get started!
10:33We're going to have the most delicious letters that Mrs Meacher has ever tasted!
10:37You start the cooking, Ben!
10:39Woohoo!
10:40Now I've already started to write out the letters that we sang earlier
10:44Okay
10:45And if I carry on singing them
10:47Hopefully I'll find out what comes after P
10:50The first thing I'm going to do is turn on the oven to 160 degrees Celsius
10:55Gas mark 3
10:56And make sure you get your grown up helper to do that bit for you
10:59Because the oven is hot, hot, hot!
11:02Okay
11:03Now the next thing we can do
11:05Is pour the muesli into a large bowl
11:09And then stir in the milk
11:14Just like you do with your breakfast cereal
11:20A, B, C, D, E, F, G
11:25Heehee!
11:26Hey Ben, look at this!
11:27We can stick it somewhere really important when it's finished
11:30That's if I remember what comes after P
11:34Splendid!
11:35You keep going, Small
11:37And we've just got to let the muesli soak in the milk for 30 minutes
11:42So, we have to do some waiting
11:45I'll set the timer
11:47For 30 minutes
11:50There we go
11:51Ah!
11:52Time's up!
11:53How are you getting on, Small?
11:54A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K
11:56Oh-hoo-hoo-hoo!
11:57It's going very well, Ben!
11:58Oh, good!
11:59So's the alphabet crunch
12:00Now it's time to add the butter
12:02In it goes
12:03And the sugar
12:04And the lovely honey
12:05Tip it in
12:06And let's give it a good old mix-up
12:08A, B, C, D, E, F, G
12:10A, B, C, D, E, F, G
12:11A, B, C, D, E, F, G
12:13H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Y
12:14A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P
12:30mix up. A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q. Q! That's it! I remembered
12:48it, Ben! Well done, Small. I knew you would. Keep going. You might remember the whole alphabet.
12:53Now it's time to add the flour. In it goes. And then we stir it up again like this until
13:05we've got a nice sticky mixture. A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S,
13:19T, U, and V. What comes after V? Don't tell me. I can't remember what comes after V.
13:27Oh, you can't remember what comes after V. Right. Now, this is the fun part. I'm going
13:34to take the mixture and I'm going to use it to shape the different letters from the alphabet.
13:38OK. I'll use my nice clean hands to pick out some of the mixture and I'm going to start
13:46to shape it into the letter A. Now, this mixture is nice and thick, but if yours isn't thick
13:51enough, you can always add a little bit more flour. I'll just roll it in my hands like that
13:58and then onto a grease baking tray. And some more. There we go. The letter A.
14:19I can't remember. I can't remember what comes after V. There we are. Look at that. We've
14:31got an A, a B, and a C. Now, all we have to do is pop them into the oven. So, oven gloves
14:38on and over we go. And make sure you get your grown-up helper to put them in for you because,
14:45remember, the oven is hot, hot, hot. In they go for 25 minutes until they're golden. I'll
14:55set the timer for 25 minutes.
15:00These are cooked now and I've put them onto a cooling rack to cool down. I haven't remembered
15:09the end of the alphabet yet, Ben.
15:12Hard luck, Small. I tell you what, while we wait for these to cool down, why don't we sing
15:16the alphabet rhyme one more time?
15:18OK. Let's do it. A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, and V,
15:33W. That's it. W. I've got it.
15:37Oh, well done, Small. You're so clever. Now, let's see if the alphabet crunch is cool enough
15:43to serve to Mrs. Meacher. She must be really hungry by now. Oh, yes. Here we go. On to
15:52the plate. There. A, B, C. Perfect. They look great. Yes, they do. Let's get them through
16:04to the best teacher in the world. Alphabet crunch coming up. So what do we do now? Can
16:16we play? Not yet. Time to clean and put away. Hooray!
16:29Wash, wipe, scrub and clean. Make the kitchen sparkle and gleam. My name's Ben and my name's
16:39all. We've got the cleanest kitchen of all. Tidy all the bits and pop. The things that
16:46help us do our jobs. Ingredients we'll put away. Ready for use another day. Pots and pans
16:51will start to smell. If we don't wash them really well. And now it's clear. Let's all
16:56smile. We'll be finished in a little while. All around. Up and down. We've got the cleanest
17:03cafe in town. Aha! Here comes the plate. Ho-ho! It looks like Mrs. Meacher enjoyed her alphabet
17:17crunch. And look, Small. She's left a note. Well, what does it say? What does it say? Let's
17:24see, shall we? It says, Dear Big Cook Ben and Little Cook Small. The alphabet crunch was
17:31delicious. As you know, I love letters, but I never expected to be able to eat them.
17:38Ho-ho-ho! To say thank you, here's a little present. What is it, Ben? What has she given
17:45us? Oh, Small. It's an alphabet book with all the letters of the alphabet in it and pictures
17:52of things that begin with those letters. Brilliant! Now I can finish off my alphabet, Ben. Come
17:58on. Let's sing those letters. A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S,
18:10T, U, and V, W. What's next? Tell me, Ben. It's X, Y, and Z. Hey! Those were the letters
18:24that we couldn't remember. There. All done. I've written out all the letters. Brilliant!
18:30It was as easy as A, B, C. See you soon!
18:37Big cook, little cook. Welcome to our cafe. Big cook, little cook. We'll cook for everyone.
18:55Everyone!