However, this kind of "expensive ingredient" will not be in short supply among the rich. Some people even use melted syrup to brush the bottom of the pot to show off their wealth - indirectly showing how luxurious the life of the rich is.
Therefore, the endless supply of desserts does not make them feel fresh about "sweetness" at all, but instead they seek desserts that are not so greasy.
It was just like the highest praise Su Qingluan heard for a dessert in her previous life - this dessert is good, not too sweet.
Su Qingluan's jams, unlike previous products that tended to be sweet, have a more sour and sweet flavor. Furthermore, the "Four Seasons" jam series uses four different teas with a sweet and slightly bitter taste to balance out the cloying flavor. This blend of tea fragrance and the original fruit aroma creates a richer, more complex flavor, making it a popular choice.
This can be considered as an unexpected success.
As a servant girl in the Xie Mansion, Liu Yue's daily workload is quite heavy.
Moreover, the Xie family was full of flattery and condescension. With the exception of the maids like herself, any servant who was even slightly employed would speak with a hint of contempt. Those in a similar position to hers had to work from dawn to dusk every day.
This high-intensity workload means that even if everyone does not have the intention to scheme against each other, they do not have the energy to chat and talk.
Therefore, this time's work, which was like an "outing", made Liu Yue feel very fresh and started to talk.
She was not a born child of the Xie family, but her family could not afford food, and she was a girl, so she was bought by a human trafficker and planned to be sold.
However, she was plain-looking and had not learned any particularly clever skills, so she was not sold to a brothel. Instead, she was "bought" when the Xie family was purchasing a large number of slaves.
Although she has to work hard every day, as long as she has enough food to eat and warm clothes to wear, and has a place to live - even if it is a large bunk bed where several people squeeze together - a poor girl like Liu Yue is very satisfied.
But even so, when she heard about Su Qingluan's family living conditions, and how no matter how difficult it was, even when Su Qingluan had a high fever and was about to die, her parents did not want to "abandon" her, Liu Yue still showed a hint of envy.
After hearing what Liu Yue said, Su Qingluan opened her mouth, but in the end she didn't say anything useless to comfort her. She just made a garland for Liu Yue to wear on her head. Liu Yue was very happy and answered almost everything Su Qingluan asked - although as a maid, what she knew was probably not important.
However, Su Qingluan did not want to find out any secrets, but just wanted to know the Xie family's general taste preference for "sweets".
You have to know that a person's sweet tooth preference may be unique to that person, but a group of people can reflect the taste trends of a period of time or a region.
While chatting with Liu Yue, Su Qingluan introduced to her the differences in taste between different types of wild fruits at different maturity levels, and told her what kind of fruits she chose as the raw materials for "jam".
"Fruits like these are already reddish-black," Su Qingluan picked a bunch of wild cherries. "Although they taste good, if you make jam from them, they'll taste like rotten fruit."
As she spoke, Su Qingluan took a dark red fruit from the wild cherry she had picked and handed it to Liu Yue for her to taste: "How is it? Isn't it very sweet and delicious to eat it raw like this?"
Liu Yue's eyes lit up. "Last spring, I helped my master get rid of his beloved white-haired cat slave from under a horse's hoof. My master was so happy that he rewarded me with some peaches. This wild fruit is actually worthless!"
Su Qingluan smiled and nodded: In fact, many times, wild fruits do not necessarily taste worse than domesticated ones. They are not domesticated because of reasons such as small yield, difficulty in preservation, or too harsh growing conditions, making them difficult to cultivate on a large scale.
For example, this cherry leaf is one of the important raw materials for her to make jam.
"For example, this bright red fruit, although ripe, is not overripe, and has a refreshing sweet and sour taste." As she spoke, she handed the bright red mountain cherry to Liu Yue.
Liu Yue didn't suspect anything and took a bite. Then, the sour taste that went straight to the top of her head made her face wrinkle: "Oh my God, it's so sour, can it really be made into jam?!" Liu Yue felt like she was about to be born and ascended to heaven because of the sour taste.
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