The relatively simple extraction method for edible alkaline water is plant ash.
Yes, edible alkali is extracted from grass ash.
It sounds disgusting, but actually it tastes quite delicious after being extracted and made into delicacies.
Plant ash is not suitable for any weeds, it has to be particular.
Nowadays, the only thing that can be used in the house is straw.
After the straw is completely burned, the white ash that comes out is steamed and filtered repeatedly to purify it, and the resulting white ash is edible alkaline water.
This is a simple but requires patience.
It’s similar to the extraction of pea starch, but it requires repeated filtration.
After all, it is extracted from ash, so impurities must be filtered out.
Xiao Nianzhi started working in the afternoon. The first step was to steam. After the water boiled, he skimmed off some large impurities on the surface. After the water mixed with the plant ash, he could turn off the heat.
Then just let it sit and the next step can wait until tomorrow morning.
Xiao Siye had to go back to the academy tomorrow. Xiao Nianzhi hadn't finished making the lye water, so he thought he could just be lazy for a day.
She asked Xiao Siye, who was very indulgent to her and agreed without hesitation.
After getting the other party's permission, Xiao Nianzhi happily went to sleep.
When she got up the next day, Xiao Siye had already returned to the academy. Because he was not sure when Xiao Nianzhi would go back, Uncle Zheng did not go to the farmland to help today, but returned to the house.
The gray water from plants and trees that has been left to stand overnight is ready to be filtered.
Moreover, what is needed is the water in the upper layer that has been left to stand still.
After standing overnight, the impurities and alkali solution have been separated.
The water in the upper layer, after being filtered for the first time, is actually alkaline water.
However, the alkaline water at this time is particularly turbid and tastes bad. Just looking at it will make people lose their appetite.
Therefore, it needs to be filtered back and forth several times.
Until a dark yellow liquid is obtained, the preparation of edible alkaline water is completed.
Xiao Nianzhi has been busy with this matter all morning. Aunt Qin and the others don't understand, but they have been helping.
When it was time for lunch, Xiao Nianzhi finally completed the final filtering and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the gold-like liquid.
The edible alkaline water has been put into the jar. This time I extracted a lot of it. The amount of this thing is not usually put in much, so it can be used for a while.
Today has been delayed for a long time, Xiao Nianzhi has no intention of returning to the academy now.
She was going to make a snack at home and go back tomorrow.
After all, Walnut and the others had been with him for two days, and they were quite tired.
She had to reward them.
As for what to eat tonight?
We already have alkaline water. If we don’t make something to eat, wouldn’t we be sorry for the trouble we put in these two days?
So, get started!
As soon as Xiao Nianzhi said he wanted to make some snacks, everyone couldn't help but look forward to it.
After all, whether it was the watermelon smoothie or the milkshake, everyone thought it tasted both delicious and amazing.
As it was getting hotter and hotter today, Xiao Nianzhi searched around for delicious snacks in his mind, and then settled on one of them.
She took Aunt Qin and the others to wash the rice, and then went to the millstone with the rice and water.
Uncle Qin and Uncle Zheng saw that the time had come when they were needed!
Then the two of them got into it very consciously.
Start grinding rice paste with one spoon of rice and one spoon of water.
If you want a more delicate taste, then this step of the operation needs to be more complicated and precise.
Therefore, just grinding it once will definitely not work.
The ground rice paste was put back and forth into the grinding disc by Xiao Nianzhi repeatedly, and processed twice, three times or even four times.
After grinding until she was satisfied with the delicate level, she stopped.
After grinding the rice paste, add an appropriate amount of pea starch and start cooking.
Because ordinary rice is less sticky, adding pea starch can help the rice cakes form better in the end.
Cooking rice paste requires a certain heat. After the water boils, you need to turn to a low heat and slowly add the rice paste. In order to ensure that it does not stick to the pan, you need to stir constantly.
Xiao Nianzhi controls when to add alkaline water and how much to add.
The timing of adding alkaline water depends on the feel.
The resistance of the rice cereal to the hand determines the timing of adding alkaline water.
The amount of alkaline water required is not large. After adding it, continue stirring over low heat until the alkaline water and rice cereal are completely mixed and reacted. Then cook for another one to two minutes and then turn off the heat.
Walnut looked at it and thought it was amazing, but she couldn't say it and could only look at it with envy.
Dazao, who talked a lot, didn't dare to speak out for fear of disturbing Xiao Nianzhi.
Aunt Qin wanted to learn, but...
Xiao Nianzhi didn't talk about things like heat and feel, but Aunt Qin really didn't have a good grasp of it.
But she was embarrassed to ask her shamelessly.
After the rice porridge was cooked, Xiao Nianzhi poured them into small bowls, each bowl being about 70% full. Then he put the bowls into a large basin and hoisted them directly into the well.
The temperature inside the well and the well water is lower, which is conducive to better shaping of the rice cakes.
While waiting for the rice cakes to take shape, Xiao Nianzhi naturally would not be idle.
The rice cake is ready, but it still needs the final pouring of juice.
There is brown sugar in the house, so there is no need for Xiao Nianzhi to secretly get it from the kitchen.
The ratio of brown sugar to water is roughly a little more water than brown sugar.
Boil the brown sugar until it forms big bubbles, then turn off the heat and let it cool.
The rice cake needed time to shape, so Xiao Nianzhi thought for a while and used peaches to make peach fruit tea for everyone, letting everyone drink it while waiting.
At this time, the dark color of the night slowly permeated every inch of the sky, and the wisps of coolness, along with the breath all over the body, made people feel particularly comfortable.
Aunt Qin and the others were sitting in the yard, chatting about home affairs while looking at Xiao Nianzhi's busy figure.
Dazao couldn't help but murmured in a low voice: "Our big girl is really capable. Whoever marries her in the future will be lucky. She is beautiful, has a good temper, and the food she cooks is delicious."
Although Walnut couldn't speak, he nodded in agreement.
After hearing this, Aunt Qin couldn't help but shake her head: "Silly girl, what do you know? The more you know, the more you do and the more tiring your life will be."
Uncle Qin listened and laughed, not daring to refute.
Aunt Qin rolled her eyes at him, but she saved him face and said nothing more.
Dazao seemed to understand but had a blank expression, while Walnut lowered his head and stared at his toes, thoughtfully.
At this time, in the cafeteria of the Imperial College, some students had just come to have dinner.
Wei Changting was one of them. He had been injured by bandits before. It was not serious, but the injury was on his arm. His mother was worried and kept him at home for two days.
Now the wound has scabbed over, and he was driven back to the academy by his father.
On the first day he returned to the academy, he heard Su Yugui say that Xiao Nianzhi would make late-night snacks in the cafeteria.
He was so excited that he didn't even finish reading, so he was just waiting for a midnight snack.
As a result, Xiao Nianzhi didn't come on the first day he returned to the academy.
The next day, Xiao Nianzhi still didn't come.
Today was the third day. When he came over for dinner, he faced Chef Shui's cold face and asked bravely: "Is Miss Xiao coming today?"
