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Why do you need salt to make ice-cream?

Learn how to make scrummy ice-cream without using a freezer or an ice-cream maker!

 

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Summer at the Museums

Learn how salt can be used to alter temperature while making some delicious ice cream without using a freezer or an ice-cream maker.

Click here to learn how!

Colourful scoops of ice cream

If you've tried any of the activities from this year's Summer with the Museums line-up, let us know what you think for your chance to win a £50 voucher from Amazon!

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