Chapter 230 Secret Recipe (Update 1)

When Mrs. Cui heard Jiang Zhiluo say this, she found it quite magical.

It turns out that there are many grasses and flowers that she didn't know about that can be used as food.

For example, the locust flowers mentioned earlier are really delicious when used to make buns.

Old Madam Cui went over and picked mugwort with Jiang Zhiluo, looking forward to the taste of various mugwort foods.

There are many hillsides in this area, but they didn't notice them when they were walking back and forth on the road.

I happened to see it when I came back this time, so I picked some more and put them on the ox cart.

Jiang Zhiluo said, "Mom, we're out of dry food at home. Let's go back and make some dough so we can make mugwort buns this afternoon. We also have some pork belly that Zhuzhu gave us, so let's use it to make braised pork."

They haven't eaten pork belly for a long time.

"Okay, that's the arrangement."

She also wanted to taste the mugwort buns.

The main thing is that it’s already time for lunch, and it’s too late to make steamed buns.

Jiang Zhiluo thought for a moment and said, "Mom, let's make pork rib soup with mushrooms for lunch."

When Jiang Zhiluo was picking mugwort, she also happened to pick some mushrooms and wood ears.

After the rain, there are a lot of mushrooms and black fungus.

She and Mrs. Cui ate together, and one dish was enough for them.

After returning home, the two of them started to get busy.

After driving the ox cart home, Jiang Zhiluo quickly used her mind to put the duck eggs that were placed in the space back into the backpack of the ox cart.

When Mrs. Cui lifted the grass on top, she saw the duck eggs inside.

"I was worried about it getting bumped on the road. It looked like it wasn't broken, but I wondered if there were any duck eggs underneath that were broken."

A duck egg costs half a penny. If it is broken, Mrs. Cui will be heartbroken.

Moreover, these duck eggs can be pickled into preserved eggs, which are not cheap.

Jiang Zhiluo knew what Old Lady Cui was worried about. "Don't worry, mother. We're going slowly on the road. The carriage is padded with straw, so it won't be bumpy."

"Yeah, that's true. I listened for sounds on the way, but I didn't hear anything breaking."

Jiang Zhiluo and Mrs. Cui first took down the backpacks one by one.

Then he took down the five large bags of shells.

The duck eggs need to be pickled in the afternoon. Take a small portion of the shells and keep them aside for later use, and put the rest in the storage room.

Take the mugwort and put it aside.

The ox cart was tied under the cowshed.

Jiang Zhiluo started washing her hands and cooking.

There was still some rice cooked in the morning, enough for two people to eat at noon. They just had to heat it up and eat it as a staple food.

The dish is mushroom and pork ribs soup.

Mrs. Cui washes the pork ribs and mushrooms.

Jiang Zhiluo prepared the seasoning.

Wash and chop the mushrooms and wood ear mushrooms.

Jiang Zhiluo also cut some carrot slices.

Then it was Mrs. Cui's turn to light the fire while Jiang Zhiluo blanched the ribs.

After blanching, wash the pot and add water again, add onion and ginger segments, and some rice wine.

Since there is no cooking wine here, we can only use rice wine instead.

Then add the pork ribs and stew.

After boiling over high heat, remove the blood foam, then add mushrooms, black fungus and carrot slices and simmer over low heat.

When it’s almost done, add some seasoning and sprinkle some coriander.

Coriander is grown in the vegetable garden. Just pick some when you need it.

The vegetables of this era do not contain any pesticides. They are all pure green and pollution-free ingredients and are safe to eat.

When Mrs. Cui and Jiang Zhiluo sat together to have lunch, they both felt relaxed.

Mrs. Cui felt that she was busy every day, just for a bite to eat.

Every time I eat, my body and mind feel relaxed and comfortable.

Madam Cui said, "This soup is light and delicious."

Jiang Zhiluo also felt that drinking the soup made her body and mind feel comfortable, and all her fatigue was dispelled.

After lunch, they took a short break and then Mrs. Cui prepared the dough to make steamed buns.

Jiang Zhiluo picked the mugwort leaves, washed them, crushed them in a stone mortar, added water to make a paste, and then filtered it with gauze to filter out the mugwort juice.

Mrs. Cui looked at the amount of mugwort juice and said, "We don't need so much."

Just a little water is needed to knead the dough.

Jiang Zhiluo said, "Mom, just scoop out as much as you need. I'll save the remaining mugwort juice for making mugwort loquats and mugwort glutinous rice dumplings tomorrow."

"good."

Mrs. Cui used mugwort juice to make dough.

Jiang Zhiluo went to the yard to scoop water to wash the duck eggs. After washing the eggs, she began to prepare a basin to burn wood ash.

Then sift it and pour in the ashes from cooking.

Then crush the shells, burn them, pour them in, then pour in salt, stir well, and pour in the rice water after washing two or three times in the morning. This rice water is alkaline.

She thought she would need them to pickle duck eggs when she got home in the afternoon, so she kept them.

Stir everything into the bowl until well combined.

After everything is done, put the duck eggs in, roll them and wrap them.

Then put dry wood ash in a jar and put in the coated duck eggs.

Then put it in a cool place and you can eat it after more than half a month.

However, when Jiang Zhiluo was pickling duck eggs, she looked at the mugwort, wood ash and shells, and her heart moved.

"Actually, these things can be used to make soap with roasted lard."

Yes, these things can also make soap.

I happen to have mugwort, so I can make mugwort soap.

But there is no mold at home.

But if you have a bamboo tube, put it in the bamboo tube. After it has settled and solidified, peel off the bamboo tube and cut the long pieces inside into pieces.

We usually use soap leaves to wash clothes at home.

In order to wash the clothes clean, she and Mrs. Cui both beat them hard with mallets.

But some clothes can be easily torn if you are not careful, so you have to be careful when beating them.

So sometimes washing clothes is very slow.

If we had soap, washing clothes would be much faster.

While Jiang Zhiluo was thinking, Madam Cui had already kneaded the dough, covered it with a lid and put it aside. It should have risen in more than two hours, and then she could make steamed buns.

Not to mention that after drinking the mugwort juice, she could smell a faint grassy fragrance.

I guess it tastes good too.

"Zhiluo, if you need anything else, mother is here to help you."

Jiang Zhiluo said, "Mom, I wanted to take out some pork belly and roast some lard."

Mrs. Cui said, "We roasted some lard at home a while ago, and there is still a small jar."

Their family uses a lot of oil to make bread, chili con carne, and other dishes, so they roasted some of the lard they had bought earlier.

This way you don't have to heat the oil every time.

There is also a small jar at home that can be used.

When Jiang Zhiluo heard this, her expression changed and she said, "Mom, take out that jar of oil. We can make soap now."

Mrs. Cui was confused. She wanted to make soap instead of pickled duck eggs.

But what is soap?

Madam Cui simply went to the inner room and brought out a pile of lard. "Zhiluo, is the soap you're talking about similar to soapberry leaves?"

Jiang Zhiluo nodded and said, "Yes, it's the soap used for washing clothes. It's much better than soapberry leaves."

"Let's make a little first, and then we'll know once we've made a good stepmother."

If possible, Jiang Zhiluo would like to start a soap business.

However, there is a war going on outside now, and various forces are ready to make a move. Jiang Zhiluo doesn't want to be too high-profile.

What if someone sees how good the soap is and covets the secret recipe?