"The nearby hills are covered with these red fruits."
"Uncle Chen, you go to Zhuangzi tomorrow and buy red fruits from the farmer for 2 cents per catty. You will collect 500 catties first, and you can put these two baskets of red fruits in the kitchen for me."
Su Lele planned to test the waters first.
Although Uncle Chen had doubts, he obeyed his master's words.
Su Lele followed Uncle Chen towards the dining room.
"Miss, aren't we going to the eldest master's garden? Also, what do you want to do with this red fruit?"
Qiu Yu has never thought that red fruits can be used to make food. Will the food made from the sour fruit be delicious?
Su Lele raised her head confidently and said, "Don't go now. Wait until I make this red fruit delicious. Trust me, miss you."
"Miss, I believe you." Qiu Yu likes her young lady's current confident and high-spirited state.
The dining room of Su Mansion is not big, with four stoves, two large and two small. The person who works as the chef in the dining room is Aunt Guan, who is Uncle Chen's daughter-in-law. Her daughter Xia Zhi is responsible for helping cook in the dining room, and Aunt Lin is responsible for doing chores.
"Mother Guan, clean these red fruits and put them aside to dry."
After everyone heard what the lady said, they worked quickly without saying a word.
It seems that my mother has good discipline.
Su Lele, I plan to make some frosted hawthorns first, and then make the hawthorn peel later. The method of making hawthorn peel is relatively complicated. There is no crushing machine to make hawthorn paste, so we can only grind it into paste by hand-pulling stone mill. Moreover, making these two kinds of snacks is linked to sugar. Sugar was relatively precious in ancient times, so in the house It is not necessary to buy a large amount of sugar and store it.
"Mother Guan, is there a lot of sugar in the house?"
"Is there a stone mill?"
Grandma Guan pointed to the corner where the condiments were stored and said, "There's not a lot of sugar, it's all here, about 3 kilograms."
Dayun Country has had good weather in recent years, with abundant products and a relatively complete range of condiments. However, sugar and salt are relatively scarce. The price of sugar is 100 Wen per catty and the price of salt is 80 Wen per catty.
Three kilograms is definitely not enough. The two baskets of red fruits weigh at least 50 kilograms and require about 20 kilograms of sugar. Su Lele plans to make 10 pounds of frosted hawthorn and 40 pounds of fruit peel.
After all, the frosted hawthorns cannot be stored for too long, otherwise the frosting on the outside will melt and the hawthorn skin will be different. They can be stored for a long time.
After asking Uncle Chen to go out to buy sugar, Su Lele saw that some of the red fruits had been washed, and asked Qiu Yu to dry the red fruits. If you let it sit and wait for it to dry naturally, it will take too long. Now let's dry it by hand first. There is labor anyway.
The ingredients have been prepared. The ratio of sugar, water and red fruits is 1:1:3.
Su Lele poured water and sugar into the cauldron, then ordered Xia Zhi to boil over high heat. After boiling, Xia Zhi immediately turned down the heat to low.
Then she started to stir with a spoon. When the sugar juice became more and more viscous and big bubbles formed, and the big bubbles turned into dense small bubbles, she told Xia Zhi to turn off the heat.
After turning off the heat, pour in the red fruits and stir-fry continuously with a spatula for about a quarter of an hour. The sugar turns white and a layer of white frosting covers the surface of the red fruits. The frosted hawthorns are ready.
In fact, this method is not simple at all. If the details are not grasped well, the whole pot will be ruined.
Everyone looked at the large plate of frosted red fruits and felt surprised that red fruits could do this.
"Come on, let's have a try." Su Lele said as he took one and put it in his mouth.
Hmm~~, this is the taste, sour and sweet, very appetizing.
Seeing the young lady eating so happily, everyone took one and put it in their mouths.
Qiu Yu praised while eating: "It's so delicious, sour and sweet. It turns out that red fruits can be so delicious. Miss is so awesome."
Aunt Guan, Aunt Lin, and Xia Zhi also praised her while eating.
Su Lele: "I will make another snack later. It is also very delicious. I will give you a good appetizer today. Aunt Guan, please bring some oil paper. I will pack two portions for my eldest brother and sister-in-law; for my parents, I have to put two copies on the side, and give one to my sister."
"Also, leave a copy for grandfather. He will probably come back in the evening."
Aunt Guan: "Okay."
He didn't leave it to the third brother. The sugar-frosted hawthorns were left for two days to wait for his return, and the frosting had melted. Then prepare some more fruit peels for him to take back to the school as snacks.
Su Lele left some of it for her servants as snacks, and then ordered her servants to send these packets of sugar-frosted hawthorns to her parents and grandfather's villa.
I took these three portions of sugar-frosted hawthorns and walked towards the eldest brother and sister-in-law's villa.
Bieyuan front lobby
"Yun Niang, are you feeling better now? Do you still want to vomit?" Su Yixing was nervous and worried as he watched his wife lose weight day by day and her belly got bigger and bigger.
Li Chuyun gently comforted his husband: "Sir, don't worry too much. My recent vomiting is not as severe as before. I just have a poor appetite and am a little thinner than before."
When Su Lele stepped into the front hall, she saw her tall and handsome eldest brother, who was wearing a sky blue brocade robe and looking after his wife.
Wearing a green smoked sweater and a light pink pleated skirt, the sister-in-law with beautiful eyes is looking at her elder brother lovingly.
After the eldest brother saw her, he was still concerned about her as always: "Second sister, why are you here? You are just in time and should have a good rest."
Li Chuyun blamed himself: "That's right! Second sister, your eldest brother is taking a rest today. He originally planned to go to your garden to see you. It's my fault that I didn't live up to expectations and vomited after eating, which wasted time."
Su Lele was very moved when she saw her elder brother and sister-in-law being so kind to her. Although she can't feel the warmth of home in modern times, she felt the whole family's concern for her in ancient times.
"Sister-in-law, don't say that. It's hard enough for you to be pregnant. Brother should be by your side and take care of you. I'm ready. I just made you some sugar-glazed hawthorns with red fruits. You can try it. It will appetize you. of."
The eldest brother and sister-in-law looked at the three large packages of white and round fruits packed in oil paper and didn’t quite believe that they were made from red fruits.
Li Chuyun asked curiously: "Second sister, what is this white thing?"
It’s not surprising that my sister-in-law asked this. There is no white sugar in Dayun Country yet, let alone sugar with such delicate frosting.
Su Lele held up a frosted hawthorn and showed it to them: "The white layer is sugar, and the inside is red fruit. I heard that my sister-in-law has a poor appetite, and I happened to see Uncle Chen bringing back some red fruits from Zhuangzi today. I thought of using this red fruit to make some appetizing snacks for you to try."
"This frosted red fruit is sour and sweet, and has an appetizing effect. Try it."
After hearing that it had an appetizing effect, the eldest brother anxiously urged his wife to try it quickly.
Li Chuyun took a bite of the frosted red fruit. The combination of the delicate frosting and the sour red fruit filled his taste buds with a sweet and sour taste.
"It's so delicious, sir, you should try it too."
After Li Chuyun finished speaking, he took another one.
Su Yixing felt much better when he saw his wife eating so happily.
He looked at his second sister with grateful eyes.
"Brother, try it quickly! Sister-in-law, you are pregnant and cannot eat too much of this red fruit. Just eat a few when you have a poor appetite."
"Also, remember to seal the red fruit every time you open the parchment paper, otherwise the icing on the outside will melt. Later, I will use the red fruit to make another snack, which is also sour and sweet."
After Su Yixing tasted it, he also praised her.
