Tutenchicken
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Our kids are studying Egypt in History right now so we thought we would
add a hands on project to the experience...mummifying a chicken. We
tried this a few years ago with the boys and Mr. Chicken got pretty ripe...
obviously we were not as good as mummifying as the Egyptians. We did
give it another shot with a new secret weapon...pickling salt!!!
Mr. Tutenchicken got the royal treatment over the last month or so and we
entombed him today. Here are some pictures of the process.
add a hands on project to the experience...mummifying a chicken. We
tried this a few years ago with the boys and Mr. Chicken got pretty ripe...
obviously we were not as good as mummifying as the Egyptians. We did
give it another shot with a new secret weapon...pickling salt!!!
Mr. Tutenchicken got the royal treatment over the last month or so and we
entombed him today. Here are some pictures of the process.
Step 1 - Preparing Mr. Tutenchicken
used pickling salt, baking soda, and baking powder because it more closely
resembles the natron salt the Egyptians used. We cleaned the chicken,
dried him The first set of photos are when we prepared Mr. Tutenchicken to
be dried out. We used pickling salt, baking soda, and baking powder
because it more closely thoroughly and packed him with salt, and more salt,
and then a bit more salt for good measure.
used pickling salt, baking soda, and baking powder because it more closely
resembles the natron salt the Egyptians used. We cleaned the chicken,
dried him The first set of photos are when we prepared Mr. Tutenchicken to
be dried out. We used pickling salt, baking soda, and baking powder
because it more closely thoroughly and packed him with salt, and more salt,
and then a bit more salt for good measure.
Step 2 - Salt and more salt
Every four or five days we cleaned off the salt and replaced it. Each time
Mr. Tutenchicken was a bit drier. You would think a dead chicken sitting in
a bag on your counter for 3 weeks would drive you out of the house, but the
drying worked so well he did not even smell.
Every four or five days we cleaned off the salt and replaced it. Each time
Mr. Tutenchicken was a bit drier. You would think a dead chicken sitting in
a bag on your counter for 3 weeks would drive you out of the house, but the
drying worked so well he did not even smell.
Step 3 - Final Preparation
After Mr. Tutenchicken was completely dried we cleaned him, spiced, him,
wrapped him in cotton and put him to rest in a sarcophagus the kids
decorated. Once all this work was done we entombed Mr. Tutenchicken for
all eternity, or at least until spring. We will update the page when we
exhume him to really test our mummifying skills.
After Mr. Tutenchicken was completely dried we cleaned him, spiced, him,
wrapped him in cotton and put him to rest in a sarcophagus the kids
decorated. Once all this work was done we entombed Mr. Tutenchicken for
all eternity, or at least until spring. We will update the page when we
exhume him to really test our mummifying skills.
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