frightfiction Chapter 141 Pine Nut Candy
Chapter 141 Pine Nut Candy
Seeing that the meatballs were almost done, Li Jingshu started to put the dumplings into the remaining pot.
Many young men were carrying the wrapped dumplings to the big pot one by one. Smelling the aroma of the meatballs and watching the transparent dumplings rolling in the big pot, they felt their stomachs growling.
The white hot steam rising from the big pot rose into the air for a short while before being frozen into frost by the cold air and falling back into the pot.
This phenomenon proves how cold this year is. Even the three modern people including Shen Youyou have only heard that the Northeast may be experiencing extremely cold weather, which is why this kind of situation can occur.
Of course, they didn't see this with their own eyes. Water vapor that small would be invisible even if it froze into ice.
But when standing by the pot and making meatballs and dumplings, I could feel a frost from time to time, and a little bit of coolness fell on my hands.
Even so, it couldn't freeze their fiery hearts.
Shen Youyou had already fried the sugar-roasted chestnuts. She gave two to each of the children and put two bamboo baskets the size of wooden basins for everyone to eat, as well as a bamboo basket of fried pine nuts.
Eldest cousin Dabao has already notified everyone that dinner is almost ready. Shen Youyou also told the sisters to finish their work and do the rest after dinner. She cleaned up the activity area and set up a few tables to place the vegetable pots.
There was not enough space, so they had to eat in different areas. Some sat on bamboo beds, some sat on kangs, and some sat on grass stools.
The dishes and chopsticks were also brought out. Shen Youyou went in and opened a large water bag of pine branch sparkling water that she had made and directly filled two buckets of it.
To be honest, it smells quite fragrant when you open it, with the elegant feeling of woody perfume.
Shen Youyou took a small sip and it was a bit like cold brew tea, fragrant and sweet, without much bubbles and without the stimulating feeling of Sprite.
But fresh and elegant is also good.
She asked the sisters to bring bamboo cups, one cup for each person. It wasn't that Shen Youyou was stingy, but the main purpose was to eat dumplings, especially kudzu dumplings, and she was afraid that everyone would suffer from indigestion if they drank too much cold water.
At this time, the wooden basin containing meatball soup had been brought up, and it looked smooth and delicious.
The chattering old men and women were also attracted here. The house smelled so good that they couldn't sit still.
As the bowls of dumplings were brought in, people began to line up to get their dumplings. There were ten dumplings in each bowl, not one more, not one less, because the yam and kudzu root dough was very sticky and not easy to break.
Also, it is very sticky and not suitable to be eaten all at once after being cooked. Let the elderly and children eat the ones that are cooked first.
Shen Youyou put ten dumplings that she had been longing for into her bamboo bowl, and she suddenly felt like crying.
It took a lot of effort to eat this dumpling. It's not easy.
In fact, everyone was waiting to eat together, so they didn't eat too much at the beginning. They waited until all the dumplings were cooked and served. Each person had ten dumplings and a bowl of fish ball soup. There was enough fish ball soup, and they could continue to eat if they were not full.
Shen Youyou picked up a dumpling and took a bite.
The dumplings are round, plump and translucent. They are chewy and soft, and have a fragrant taste when eaten.
The refreshing taste of sour bamboo shoots and the soft and glutinous vermicelli, although I was reluctant to add pork, I only added some lard.
But she only had one thought: "Why is it so delicious? Why is it so delicious?"
Shen Zhiqiu muttered beside Shen Youyou: "If there is chili oil, the dumplings will taste better if they are dipped in chili oil."
Shen Youyou ignored her father and turned away. She had finally gotten to eat the dumplings and didn't want her father to affect her mood at all.
His father is just a fantasy. Chili pepper was not introduced to China until the end of the Ming Dynasty.
They are now in an imaginary world, and they can't even figure out what dynasty the current time is equivalent to in the previous life, so what are they thinking about?
The main reason is that after listening to her father nagging too much, she becomes unsatisfied and will also eat these dumplings, feeling that it would be better if there was some chili.
There is no rule of not talking while eating, everyone chats while eating.
Old Mrs. Tian Cuifen was eating dumplings and her words were a little unclear: "These dumplings are really delicious. Even if there is no pork, they are very fragrant with enough oil."
The other old ladies nodded and shouted, "It smells really good, and the yam and kudzu root dough is delicious too."
The little kids were not to be outdone and shouted, "Take a bite, it's so greasy."
In fact, there was no oiliness at all, and there was no way that enough oil was put in. Li Jingshu was afraid that the pork and palm oil would mix their flavors, so she only put lard in. She was reluctant to put too much lard, so for so many dumplings, she added half a spoonful of lard to a pot of stuffing.
She felt so distressed, but she was reluctant to look up as she ate most of the food. She took a bite of dumplings, two bites of meatballs, and then slurped a mouthful of soup. She was sweating while eating.
Take another sip of the sparkling water made by Shen Youyou, which is children’s favorite.
After finishing one glass, I wanted to drink more, but Shen Youyou refused.
Several old men were also sipping the sparkling water slowly. Shen Youyou felt that they were a bit self-deceiving, drinking the sparkling water as if it were white wine. They even symbolically frowned and made a "sigh" after taking a sip.
She was afraid of laughing out loud, so she could only concentrate on eating. After taking a few bites, she wondered, what's so funny?
Shen Youyou, you can't even satisfy grandpa's desire to drink, you are so useless.
I also decided in my heart that once I settle down, I will definitely brew more wine for my grandfather to drink.
After dinner, no one seemed to feel tired at all. Without resting for long, they started killing fish and preparing dinner.
Shen Youyou also started to boil syrup to make pine nut candy, and sweet aromas with a rich pine scent wafted through the cave.
After hearing this, Old Lady Fang praised Old Lady Hua:
"Yoyo is really smart. He can even make pine nut candy. I used to go to the city and saw people selling pine nut candy, but they were so expensive that I couldn't bear to buy any. In the end, I bought a few pieces of maltose for my grandson."
Grandpa Dalin's wife, Mrs. Li, sniffed and said, "This smell is so sweet. No wonder the kids are reluctant to leave."
Old Lady Hua smiled and said, "Oh, this girl likes to eat. If she eats more, she will probably be able to cook it."
Shen Youyou asked Sister Erya to light the fire for her so that she could make the syrup herself. As the syrup in the pot became thicker and darker in color, big bubbles appeared on the edges.
It seemed like the fire was almost over, so she asked Sister Erya to put out the fire.
He turned around and called Sister Daya: "Sister, pour the wrapped pine nuts into the pot."
Shen Daya held a heavy basin filled with fried pine nuts and poured them directly into the pot.
Shen Youyou took a wooden spatula and stirred quickly until the syrup and pine nuts were completely mixed.
Take out the wooden mold made by my uncle and apply some cold water to it to prevent it from being difficult to demould. Use a spatula to scoop the mixed pine nut candy into it and squeeze it flat.
He changed the molds one by one after filling them. A large iron pot of sugar was filled with five square molds, each half a meter long.
Shen Luming came over immediately, with an unknown liquid on the corner of his mouth: "Sister, can I eat it?"
Shen Youyou laughed: "Not yet, you can eat it after the sugar cools down."
Shen Yuanbao said: "Sister, let me take the candy outside. It will cool down faster."
Shen Youyou flicked Shen Yuanbao's head with her hand and said, "It will be very quick to clear the cave. There is already enough going on outside. Let's not add to the chaos!"
In the time it takes to say a word, Shen Youyou took out the slightly cooled mold and placed the sugar upside down on the water-coated chopping board. Because it had been coated with water beforehand, she tapped it a few times with the handle of a knife and the square pieces of sugar fell out.
Use a knife to cut the large pieces of pine nut candy into small pieces and put them in a bamboo basket to dry.
Shen Luming and his group of little kids looked at her with bright eyes, and Shen Youyou really couldn't resist their little looks.
I gave each kid a piece of this: "It's still a little sticky when you eat it now. I won't be responsible if it sticks to your teeth."
The little kids nodded wildly, holding a square piece of candy in their hands. They were reluctant to eat it in one bite, so they licked it with their little hands.
If it had a little tail, it would probably be standing up now.