At dawn, Liu Haojia took the money and went out again. When he came back he had a bag full of them. Father Liu opened his pocket and said, "Boy, why did you buy so many lemon fruits? This stuff doesn't taste good and can only be used as medicine and seasoning!"
Liu Haojia smiled slightly and said: "Father is really well-informed, he even knows the rare Meng Guo! But it's good to teach Dad that the last step of this secret recipe depends on Meng Guo!"
The lemon fruit mentioned by Father Liu refers to lemon! Many people think lemons are imported, but they are not at all. Lemons are authentic products made in China!
In fact, there were records of lemons produced in Lingnan during the Tang Dynasty, and they gradually spread over time, all the way to India. During the period when the Arabs began to monopolize shipping, sailors discovered that lemons were effective in treating septicemia, so they began to buy lemons in large quantities and spread them to the West.
The arrival of the Age of Discovery further accelerated the spread of lemons. So lemons spread all over the world along with the voyages of sailing ships, and took root and developed!
The capital of the Ming Dynasty was a place where goods from all over the world gathered. It was really easy for Liu Haojia to find some lemons, but the quantity was just not enough.
After saying this, he asked Liu Haonian and his brothers to cut open all the lemons in their pockets and squeeze out the juice. The hands of several people are very strong, and with the tools prepared in advance, they can squeeze out a jar of fresh lemon juice.
At this time, Liu Haojia set up a large clay pot, mixed some white sugar with a certain amount of water, and began to cook it slowly over low heat. He basically didn't stir it except for stirring it at the beginning.
He waited until all the white sugar melted into syrup and started to boil, then he picked up the clay pot filled with lemon juice, measured the amount and poured in the appropriate amount of lemon juice, and then pulled out a lot of firewood from the fire, keeping it as small as possible. The flames slowly simmered.
After cooking for almost half an hour, the water in the syrup has almost been boiled, and the color of the syrup has begun to become darker and darker. At this time, Liu Haojia turned off the fire, placed the boiled syrup in a clay pot and sealed it. Then he straightened up and said, "Okay, we're almost ready! But the real results won't be seen until tomorrow!"
What Liu Haojia spent a long time brewing is called inversion syrup, which is an important catalyst for making soft white sugar! With this thing, the recrystallized white sugar crystal particles will be smaller and sweeter!
Early the next morning, Liu Haojia redissolved all the remaining white sugar, added water to boil, and then added invert syrup for recrystallization! The result this time is very different!
As the syrup gradually crystallizes, what is formed this time is no longer one-by-one like white sugar, but very fine crystals, which are extremely delicate compared to white sugar! As for the color, although it is not as white as modern industrial products, it is still several times whiter than white sugar!
Liu Haojia pinched a pinch of sugar and put it into his mouth to taste it carefully. As expected, it didn't have the faint earthy smell of white sugar, and it dissolved faster than white sugar! It can be said that it melts in your mouth and is full of sweet fragrance, which makes people feel very happy! Done!
After fully feeling the sweetness in his mouth, Liu Haojia motioned for everyone to have a taste. At this time, everyone else turned their attention to Father Liu. After all, he was the real head of the family, and no one would move until he took action.
Originally, Father Liu didn't want to appear here today because he felt that his son's attempt had failed! But in order to teach his younger son a lesson, so that he can have a long memory and never listen to the wind or rain again, that's why he waited here.
In his opinion, although white sugar is a way to make money, it is not as big as imagined! On the one hand, there are already people doing these businesses, and those who can deal in high-end condiments like white sugar definitely have support behind them. I am afraid that I will be suppressed if I dive into this market as a humble noble!
The most critical point is that the market for sugar is not big. Because the buyers of sugar are mainly a group with a superior life, and the number of them is not large. Even if you get involved, you will not get a big market.
However, after Liu Haojia's hard work, the white sugar produced changed its appearance. It became more delicate and the color was still as white as snow! And it doesn’t look like the cost is high at all! It’s just about boiling the brown sugar again and pouring it over with yellow mud soup. What’s the cost of the yellow mud!
Even the invert syrup is made with white sugar, and at most some lemon juice is added to it! But how much is it worth? And the price of this snow-white sugar on the market must be several times higher than that of white granulated sugar! As for those wealthy families, they will definitely choose this kind of white sugar without hesitation!
Thinking of this, Father Liu put aside his thoughts and carefully picked up a pinch of sugar and put it into his mouth. In an instant, the white sugar melted in his mouth, and the rich sweetness was beyond the comparison of white sugar!
The moment Liu's father tasted the sweetness, he was sure that once these white sugars were put on the market, those wealthy families would immediately abandon white sugar and choose home-produced white sugar! The cost of this white sugar is almost the same as that of white sugar. In this way, you can purchase other people's white sugar to make this new white sugar. This will not affect the existing white sugar market structure, but you can also make huge profits! It seems that the ancestors have appeared, and there is hope for the revival of the Liu family!
At this time, Liu Guangyuan and others also tasted the sugar. Liu Guangyuan was even more exaggerated, grabbing a handful and stuffing it into his mouth! Similarly, he also felt that the sweetness in his mouth was so thick that it made him feel a little dizzy! Even if he wants to speak now, he won't open his mouth, lest the sugar in his mouth leak out!
As for Liu Haonian, the three of them couldn't stop eating. They were stuffing sugar into their mouths by the handful! Even Mother Liu and Huancui looked intoxicated! But their eating looks are much more elegant!
At this time, Liu Haojia clapped his hands and said, "Okay, everyone, don't eat anymore. If you eat anymore, you will eat it all! Besides, you don't mind being too embarrassed!"
At this time, Liu's father finally came to his senses and said hurriedly: "Yes, yes! The waiter can make this thing. Our family will be indispensable in the future! Now everyone, stop eating and quickly clean up everything in the yard. Save what should be If you save it, save it and don’t let anyone find it!”
Hearing what Liu's father said, the others reluctantly started to help Liu Haojia pack sugar and clean the utensils.
