Hello, friends and welcome to Storytime with The Met. My name is Julie Marie and
I'm so excited to see you today! Please join us every Thursday at 12
o'clock for new stories and activities. Now, grab a cozy spot and let's begin.
We're going to start with our Storytime song, just like we do at the Museum. It
goes to the tune of This Old Man. 1, 2, 3. Welcome, friends. Get ready, get set
for Storytime with The Met. Where we love to read and sing and look, at works of art
and picture books. We'll use our eyes to look and see. We'll use our ears to hear
stories. Now take a seat and give a shhh. Let's begin with our first book. Good job,
everyone. Our book today is called, "Grandma's Gumbo," and it was written and
illustrated by Deborah Ousley Kadair. Now, this book has a page that we're going to
see a lot. Every time you see these squares, can you read along with me?
We're going say, "Just the thing to make it yumbo, all a part of grandma's gumbo."
Can we read that together again? "Just the thing to make it yumbo, all apart of
grandma's gumbo." Great job. Let's get started.
"Grandma's Gumbo." Something cold, something hot. Put it in my big black pot. In my pot
that's oh so jumbo. Just the size for grandma's gumbo. Have you ever had gumbo
before? I wonder what goes in gumbo. Now it's time to make the roux. That's the
first thing we must do. A little oil, some flour too. Let it simmer, now it's through.
What do you think she's doing over here?
Seems like it's starting to bubble up. Two cups of rice will be just fine. We'll
set it aside until we dine. Don't forget the pinch of salt, the
boiling we don't want to halt! Hult is a really fancy word for stop. Saute some
celery until it's tender. An excellent flavor it's sure to render. Add an onion,
don't shed a tear. It's just the next ingredient dear. I love all of the
veggies that are going inside this gumbo. Oh here we go! Can you read it with me?
Just the thing to make it yumbo, all a part of grandma's gumbo. Let's do it again -
Just the thing to make it yumbo, all a part of grandma's gumbo. Good job.
Ooo, she starting to check all of the ingredients in the pot. A green bell
pepper for the reason of bringing out the perfect season. Okra and tomatoes
will be just great, the flavor we want to regulate.
Okay - just the thing to make it yumbo all, a part of grandma's gumbo jumbo. Shrimp
the seafood creature add some to this Creole feature. In go the oysters, by the
bunch. They'll give the dish the extra punch. Just the thing to make it yumbo,
all a part of grandma's gumbo. The crab into the pot must go. Make it fast so he
won't know. Then comes green onions, chopped right. Add
some garlic, cooks delight! I love garlic! Makes everything smell great. Let's go!
Just the thing to make it yumbo, all a part of grandma's gumbo. Toss some parsley
in the mix, to help make sure the flavor kicks. Shake in some hot sauce, don't be
shy. It'll be so good, you'll want to cry!
Come and get it, while it's hot. Scoop it right out of the pot. Top it off with the
dash of file. Oh ya-ya, it is what you'll say. Last one - just a thing to make
it yumbo, all a part of grandma's gumbo. Look how delicious that looks!
Can we say it together one more time? Just the thing to make it yumbo, all a
part of grandma's gumbo. Great job, everybody.
Thank you so much for reading that with me.
Now, whenever I think of gumbo, I always think of someone cooking in a giant big
pot. And at the Met Cloisters, there is a beautiful old cauldron. A cauldron is a
huge black pot that you can cook lots of things in. In this cauldron, that was made
sometime between the 13th and 14th century, you'll see that it has legs
so that you can put it right into the fire and heat up whatever it is you're
cooking. But if you want to change the temperature, there's also a really cool
handle that you can hang at different heights. So you can put it in the fire
and make it really hot. Or you can raise it up a little so that it gets warm but
not hot. I think grandma would be super excited about regulating her heat. Now,
it's been a really long time since I had gumbo but I remember that it was at a
big buffet! Where there was lots of yummy stuff and I can can choose whatever I
wanted. Now if you can choose anything to have, what would it be? Now, if you can
have that with you all the time, wouldn't that be super exciting? Today, I
decided to make a work of art that I can put some of my favorite foods in and hang
it on the wall so I have it with me all the time. If you have a paper plate and
some different color paper, maybe you can do the same thing at home. What do you
see that I've made here? Today I have some mac and cheese. Lots and lots of
broccoli. I like to mix them together usually. And then you can't skip dessert!
Dessert is essential. And, of course, all dessert should have chocolate in it. It's
my very, very favorite thing. Now, can you imagine a huge cauldron of ooey gooey
mac and cheese? I think I need to go and start cooking
right now. But before I do I want to say, thank you
to all of you for joining me today. And I can't wait to see you again next week.
Bye, everybody.