Chapter 75 Nuts and Lotus Root Powder

The housekeeper even asked the servant to pack up the half pot of porridge that the young lady had not finished, intending to heat it up for breakfast the next morning.

She returned the cleaned casserole to Jiang You and said respectfully, "Master, could you also provide us with the recipes for the lotus root starch you mentioned, and the porridge you just made? Of course, we will pay! A high price! We are from the Van Lothar family. I am the housekeeper Motana, and this is Miss Heidi Van Lothar, the only daughter of Baron Lothar. Don't worry, our family never treats our benefactors unfairly when it comes to money!"

"Okay." Jiang You said cheerfully, "That's no problem."

She pulled out a flyer for her own shop and shoved it into the Motana housekeeper's hand. "This isn't about money. It's just that your young lady looks so pitiful. I know a thing or two about anorexia, and if I could be of any help, that would be great!"

Patients like Jiangyou who frequently visit the hospital often share a few sun-soaked companions in the garden downstairs. A close friend of hers was an anorexic who had trouble losing weight, developing severe psychological problems. She vomited every day after eating, becoming emaciated.

Therefore, Jiangyou also learned some knowledge and treatment methods related to anorexia. Of course, her mediocre skills cannot make her a doctor or an expert, but when it comes to making some therapeutic meals for anorexia patients that can stimulate their appetite and provide sufficient nutrition, she is very confident.

If nothing else, it's much better than this magical medieval cook.

"I'm happy to share some simple recipes. If you need anything later, you can come to my shop to discuss it in detail," said Jiang You. "But the most urgent thing is to make the lotus root starch so that when the rain stops tomorrow morning, we can all continue according to our itinerary."

"Yes, yes, you are right!"

"We're here to help too!"

I don't know if it was fate that they played cards this afternoon, or if the hot pot and barbecue for dinner brought them closer together, or if it was that healthy people felt a slight pity when they saw the skinny noble lady... In short, something wonderful happened, and everyone in the hotel started moving.

The innkeeper opened the warehouse and took out various dried wild fruits that he had collected and dried in the forest; the servants brought the nuts and oats they brought with them; the hunters had no food, but volunteered to contribute their labor to grind the mill; as for the magicians, they were happy to provide various magical assistance.

"If we want to turn lotus roots into powder, we'll probably need to crush them, dehydrate them, and so on," Henry, the academic genius, adjusted his glasses. "We may not be very strong, but we're very skilled in the use of drying magic."

That's right. Takumi Yuu recalled the scene of him steaming the rainwater off him when they entered the store and nodded in agreement.

"We just have a small request," the hunters said smugly, "Could you give us a little bit of the lotus root starch? Just a taste would be all that's needed!"

Jiang You: The case is solved. So this is what you were thinking!

The housekeeper looked shocked, as if to say, "How dare you compete with a patient for food?" But Jiang You readily agreed: "Sure, we brought a lot of ingredients, and with everyone's help, we can make even more lotus root starch! This way, if we share some to try, there will still be more left than I can make on my own."

The housekeeper also calmed down and thought about what Jiang You said: "That's indeed the truth."

So everyone started working enthusiastically.

Jericho and Andre, who were good at using knives and swords, started to peel lotus roots; the hunters cut the lotus roots into pieces and ground them with stone mills; Jiangyou took out gauze and instructed the magicians to filter out the lotus root residue, then let the water containing lotus root powder clarify, poured out the clear water on the top, and used magic to dry it into powder.

Jiangyou himself roasted the nuts brought out by the servants, and then picked and chose the dried fruits brought out by the boss, selecting a batch of dried cranberries and dried blueberries for further processing.

Then, it's time to mix the dried lotus root powder with chopped nuts and dried fruit, then add an appropriate amount of powdered sugar. Once mixed, it's ready to be stored in dry, clean jars. Jiangyou ended up with five full jars of lotus root powder. Since the water content of the nut lotus root powder has been completely removed and it's been sterilized, Jiangyou estimates that if sealed like this, it should last for three to four months without a problem...

Of course, if Miss Heidi eats one or two bowls of lotus root powder every day, it is estimated that this lotus root powder will not be enough for her to eat for a month.

There were some leftover lotus root powder with nuts that couldn't fit into the jar, so Jiangyou used it as an example to explain the brewing steps: "First, scoop some lotus root powder into a small bowl, mix it with a little bit of cold water, then quickly pour in boiling water and stir until it becomes a transparent non-Newtonian fluid!"

"What...what is it?" The housekeeper didn't understand, but she remembered the bowl of translucent, thick, almost solid gelatin in Jiangyou's hand. "Is this what the finished product looks like?"

Small pieces of nuts and dried fruits are evenly wrapped in the strange translucent gelatin that is neither liquid nor solid, with a light purple-pink hue. She doesn't know whether it is the original color of the lotus root powder or the color dyed by the dried wild fruits. It reminds her of the beautiful sunset at the seaside in her hometown before the storm.

"Make sure to use boiling water, otherwise the lotus root starch won't solidify." Jiang You demonstrated a wrong version, "But this can be saved. If the temperature is not high enough, just use magic to heat it again!"

The housekeeper and the servants carefully wrote down the method, while Jiangyou divided the soaked lotus root powder into small portions and gave everyone present a small amount that was enough for them to try.

——There is no other way. The amount of lotus root powder that can be produced from a lotus root is limited, so it still has to be used to feed the patient.

"Write down the recipe so you can make lotus root powder later when you get the ingredients," Jiang You said. "However, even with nuts, the protein in lotus root powder isn't enough for daily consumption. You'll still need to supplement it with foods like meat, eggs, and milk. Try to get the right amount of carbohydrates, protein, and vegetables at every meal... But in the beginning, just being able to eat nutritious food is a victory."

Heidi also got a small portion of lotus root starch. This translucent pink-purple gelatin was a bit strange, but not ugly at all. Hmm, it looked a bit like slime...

She hesitantly picked up the bowl and sniffed it... no fragrance.

Heidi hesitated for a long time, but finally picked up the spoon and took a bite - all because of her trust in Master You.

She was not disappointed.

The sticky lotus root powder completely locked the aroma in the gelatin, but as soon as it entered the mouth, one could feel the sweet taste, the sweet and sour aroma of cranberries and blueberries, as well as the crispy, fragrant, oily nuts. The lotus root powder itself had a very light flavor, but the texture was very interesting. Heidi felt that she did not dislike this kind of food.

No, I should say that she quite likes this nutty lotus root powder.