Chapter 153 Making Cold Cake

The result was a new design that was more suited to local conditions.

This innovation made her quite proud.

Seeing such an ingenious finished product, Zhao Chunhua praised her cleverness again and again.

She felt that Ziying was a really smart girl who could always think of good ways to solve problems.

Her creativity is admirable.

In fact, she is not lacking in wisdom, but because the knowledge she has been exposed to is too limited, she seems not as sharp as others.

Ziying seldom has the opportunity to learn more about books, but she is good at observation and thinking, and has accumulated many useful skills in her daily life.

After the meal, the remaining starch has settled completely. If the goal is sweet potato flour, you can enter the final air-drying stage.

But before that, some preparation is needed.

Zhao Chunhua particularly prefers to prepare food in good weather.

On a clear day, with bright sunshine and a gentle breeze, the food prepared in such an environment always seems to have a special beauty.

She feels that products grown under natural light taste better than those dried in the shade, and are more natural and pure.

However, the current task is not to dry it but to heat it to form a thin sheet.

In order to make high-quality sweet potato vermicelli, they decided to use steaming instead of direct exposure to the sun to ensure its delicateness and taste.

However, it is difficult to find cookware at home that is thin and light enough and has good thermal conductivity.

This is a bit of a problem for families looking for efficiency.

In desperation, Zhao Chunhua dug out a stainless steel plate from the warehouse as a replacement.

This is a seemingly ordinary object, but it actually hides an unknown secret.

If you ask about the origin of this item, just say that you got it from a trade with a traveling agent. Without any evidence, no one can find out where it came from.

Before the other party could respond, the sound of a child crying was heard in the house.

It turned out that I had forgotten about the little stone that was lying there and sleeping.

Hearing the child crying, Zhao Chunhua suddenly realized that she had just ignored him.

"Just be responsible for accompanying him. He didn't eat much at lunch, so feed him the millet porridge that's hot on the stove."

Zhao Chunhua ordered quickly, her voice apologetic yet firm.

She knew that Xiao Shitou needed care and companionship, and that was one of the most important things at the moment.

Considering that the making of rice noodle skin does not require much firepower, this work can be done entirely by her alone.

This ensures that the small stones are well taken care of and does not affect the food processing process.

Following the instructions, Shu Ziying went to visit the child.

She coaxed Little Stone gently, patted his back lightly, and tried to soothe the little guy who was crying and restless because of hunger.

First, use boiling water to fully disinfect and preheat the tray.

Next, mix sweet potato starch and water in a ratio of approximately 1:1 to form a uniform slurry.

Pour two spoonfuls of the slurry into the tray, hold the tray firmly with a handheld clamp, and gently rotate it over the scalding water.

The purpose of doing this is to spread the slurry evenly and solidify it into a thin and uniform dough skin as quickly as possible.

Until it no longer feels sticky and makes sure the liquid has been evenly applied to the surface.

Then carefully immerse the tray completely in the boiling hot water for a few seconds. This process requires special attention to time control. It should not be too short, resulting in incomplete hardening, nor too long, causing excessive dissolution of the material.

Then take it out quickly and put it in cold water to cool down.

When exposed to the cool water, the sheets that were originally stuck together began to slowly loosen and eventually detached from the surface of the tray.

Use your hands to gently and steadily guide these translucent objects to float onto the clean and pollution-free bamboo poles prepared outside, making sure to keep a certain distance between them to facilitate air circulation, and hang them one by one in a sunny place to dry in the sun.

The geographical environment of this area is complex and diverse, surrounded by rugged mountains and gently extending hills. Sometimes even a simple matter like cutting down trees requires an application to the local management department before approval can be obtained; however, people living here can always see a lot of lush green bamboo forests at their doorsteps.

The reason why such a landscape is so common is mainly because new young bamboo shoots grow rapidly like bamboo shoots after rain in late spring and early summer every year. If they are not properly managed and trimmed, their expansion range is almost unimaginable.

Solid bamboo poles with a diameter approximately equal to the width of an adult's wrist were selected as drying stands. Several rectangular benches were also prepared to form a sturdy and durable work surface. A total of about ten such facilities were placed in open spaces.

After an afternoon of non-stop hard work, we can see that each bamboo pole is now densely packed with many semi-dry but still slightly moist milky white membrane layers.

Although the preparation work near the kitchen seems to have come to an end, Yun Yi still has a lot of work to do.

The first batch of materials that were exposed to the air and sunlight to evaporate their moisture until they were almost completely dehydrated are now close to being finished products. It is necessary to seize this critical period to check the quality of each piece one by one before they are completely dry and hardened, and then carefully arrange and stack them in an orderly manner, and use sharp tools to accurately cut them into small sections about 3 cm in length and width along the preset marking lines.

Fortunately, they used

It is a square stainless steel container with standardized size and easy to operate and handle, so a lot of extra trouble is saved in the actual segmentation process, and the overall efficiency is significantly improved.

When all the previously processed materials have been properly arranged and placed in the appropriate location for the subsequent natural drying process, the next task is to deal with the remaining materials that are still in a slightly damp state.

At this time, the old master who has been working hard all day chooses to find a comfortable rattan rocking chair to sit down and briefly relax his tired body and mind, and enjoy his own leisure time.

Shu Ziying was responsible for preparing dinner.

In addition to the remaining sweet potato buns, there was also an extra bowl of hot soup made with lard on the table. It was just right for quenching thirst and warming the stomach when paired with the somewhat dry and hard buns.

Before leaving, she told them a little awkwardly that since the man's family would be coming to their house to finalize the marriage matters, she might not be able to help with cooking the next day.

In addition, Shu Hong also needed to accompany him to the city to purchase some necessary items for the wedding and start customizing the bride's dress.

Zhao Chunhua naturally expressed her understanding and full support for such a major event, and constantly persuaded her friend to concentrate on preparing every detail for the wedding.

After the other person left, she gently hugged the little Shitou who was still learning to speak and to walk and said.