The next morning, the starch that had settled overnight had completely sunk to the bottom. The water in the bucket was poured out, and clean water was added. It was stirred well with a wooden stick and allowed to settle again. After repeating this process three or four times, the starch became completely clean.
The settled starch is scooped out and placed in the sun to dry. The sun has been shining brightly these past few days, and it will be completely dry in a couple of days. When you squeeze it with your hand, it will crunch and pop, and that's how you make starch.
It's a pity that the powder yield is not high, so you still have to use it sparingly.
When the seven days were up, Meng Zhao and Gu Shi pulled a cart to town to pick up the custom-made square basin and rice plates. After checking that there were no problems, they also bought the ingredients needed for their stall.
The two of them struggled to haul the entire truckload of stuff home.
After entering the village, people kept staring at them, thinking, "What's wrong with the Shen family? They make delicious food every day, and the aroma wafts so far. They're buying so many vegetables now. Are they preparing for the New Year?"
After arriving home, the two put the prepared pork and chicken into a basin and lowered it into the well. As the weather gradually gets warmer, although it would be fine to leave it overnight, it would be safer to leave it in the well. With everything ready, they were just waiting to set up their stall the next day.
The next morning, Meng Zhao got up very early, but when she was washing up, she still saw Gu's mother, Shen Qingze and Shen Qingyu already busy washing the dishes and plates.
Meng Zhao also got busy according to the order planned in advance yesterday. Cooking is not only physically demanding, but also mentally demanding.
If you make the dishes one by one in order, the first dish will probably be cold by the time you finish them all.
Therefore, time planning and management are also very important.
For dishes that require long cooking times, you can start cooking them first and use the cooking time to do other things.
Which dishes can be left to sit for a while without affecting the taste? You can cook them in advance.
For dishes that don't require sauce, are less likely to stick to the pan, and don't have flavor mixing issues, you can cook them one at a time to save time washing the pan.
The cooking time must also be well controlled to avoid a situation where other dishes are ready before this one is even done.
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