Make a list of all the ingredients that have definite measurements in one or more of the poems (e.g., for rice pudding you would include ‘two cups of rice’ but not ‘some cinnamon sticks’).
For a younger group:
Using measuring cups and spoons, have the children measure out these amounts (of blocks or beads, for example) to see how much of each ingredient goes into each recipe.
For an older group:
How much of each ingredient they would need in order to double the recipe? To halve it?