Sherbet Fizz by G DeMarco

SHERBERT FIZZ G DeMarco

 On Wednesday afternoon with Mrs Crowe we started our “Kitchen Chemistry” topic for Science.

We tasted all the ingredients using our senses etc. taste, smell, feel. Some tasted very good such as the Jelly crystals and for some people the Citric Acid (which was very sour) and some things just left a bad taste in your mouth such as the Baking Soda.
A lot of the ingredients felt like powder or crystallised and some felt like a mix of the two. After the taste testing we made our SHERBET. We chose our flavours; raspberry, lime and strawberry (jelly crystals/jelly flavours) and had a taste, smell and feel of our delicious creation.
We put our sherbet in individual cups and put it on the back table to save for after school. The bell rang and it was a frenzy to get to the back table and grab the sherbet. As I tasted it I quickly figured out it was worth the wait. Its flavour was sour with a punch of strawberry (that was the flavour my group had chosen).
When you put it on your tongue it fizzed just like our class had hoped. Over all the making of sherbet fizz was a fun and exciting experience which came with well delicious results.

ANAYLISATION: We created an acid-base reaction in our mouth by combining an acid (citric acid) and an alkaline (bicarbonate soda) with saliva. They mix together to create a gas in the form of lots of tiny bubbles

HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN SHERBERT: 1 Tea Spoon of Citric Acid 1 Tea Spoon of Bicarbonate 2 Table Spoons of Icing Sugar 1 Table Spoon of Flavoured Jelly Crystals Mix and Get Out All Lumps Then EAT