P6 in Hoy

The first activity that we did was gorge walking but before that we had to be sorted into groups 1, 2, and 3. Then we had to get our equipment, once we had got it we had to put it on before we could go gorge walking. Gorge walking was wet and very slippy! In Bushcraft we made fires using cotton wool and straw. At the end we cooked marshmallows and some people made theirs very burnt and some marshmallows fell into the fire. We also did archery and Mrs Johnstone got 5 bulls eyes. Orienteering was fun in some people’s opinions and some people found it boring. Lee had a great eye for spotting the tags. Raft building was fun because we learned new knots and luckily the rafts didn’t sink!  Archie and Hermione

Making oatcakes, bannocks and butter the old-fashioned way

Making old Orkney food

On Thursday morning us the p7’s were going to show the p6’s how to make bare bannock, Oatcakes and butter. First of all Kavan and Alfie showed them how to make oatcakes that took about 5 minutes to put everything together and cooking it took about 10 minutes. Next was the butter you had to pour some double cream into a jar then you had shake the double cream until it looked like scrambled eggs then when it looks like that you open the jar and pour out the buttermilk onto a plate then put a pinch of salt on it and then you have salted butter. Then last but no least was the bannock first you put dry ingredients in the bowl that takes about 5 to 10 minutes then to cook it takes about 10 to 15 minutes. 

Ellen and Alfie