There is no good way to preserve freshness now, and grapes are delicate fruits and cannot be kept for too long.
She kept a few skewers to eat immediately, and the rest Xu Manman divided into three ways: one was to make grape jam, which could be used to dip bread and steamed buns, or to drink directly with water;
Another way is to make canned grapes. These can be kept longer than fresh grapes. Unfortunately, we don’t have a refrigerator at home now. You can put them in the refrigerator to cool them down and then take them out to eat. You can’t even imagine how delicious they are.
The last type is homemade wine. Unlike grain wine, this type of wine does not require distillation. The operation is actually very simple, but you must pay special attention to the degree of fermentation.
When Chen Ming and Zhang Wenhu arrived home with the gifts from each family, they saw bottles and jars of all sizes placed in the yard.
"What are you doing?"
Zhang Wenjun said, "Manman and Zichu made grapes into jam and canned goods. These bottles have just been sterilized with boiling water and will be bottled after they dry."
"So many? Did they use up all the two baskets of grapes Zichu brought?"
"That's about right, but Manman is really good at cooking. I didn't expect to do it this way."
Chen Ming was not at all modest when he praised his cousin, "Manman is very good at everything. She taught herself to cook when she was in the countryside, and she was very good at it right away. It was Manman who helped prepare the wedding banquet for Zhou Ming and his wife, and I also learned my cooking skills from Manman.
So doing these things is really easy for her.”
This was the first time Zhang Wenjun heard of this. Every time she came, Chen Ming cooked, so she had never eaten Xu Manman's cooking. Hearing Chen Ming's high evaluation of his cousin, she couldn't help but look forward to trying her cooking skills one day.
Xu Manman came out with a pot of cooked grape jam. "Cousin, you guys are back so soon?"
Chen Ming stepped forward and took the pot. "Well, I said there were people at home, so I didn't leave any more. How are you going to deal with these?"
"When the water vapor in the bottle dries up, you can bottle it. Cousin, I also got some wine."
"Wine? Make your own?"
"I've read about the production method in a book before, and Zichu also knows how to do it. He helped me with it. The process is actually quite simple. You just need to leave it for a while and wait for it to ferment before you can drink it." If it's not fermented well, it will be poisonous if you drink it.
Zhang Wenhua was surprised. "Hey, Manman, what you just did was brew wine? I thought you were making canned food again."
"We have canned food, but we don't cook much. Peeling the skin is too troublesome." Fortunately, she had Jin Zichu and the Zhang sisters, otherwise she would be too lazy to go through all that trouble.
After everything was done and bottled, everyone felt a sense of accomplishment looking at the neatly arranged cans on the cool bed. After all, everyone participated in the production process. Even Chen Ming and Zhang Wenwu, who came back later, were also given the bottling work.
"Sister Wenjun, take half of these grape jams and canned grapes with you when you go back. Zichu should also take a few bottles. My eldest cousin and I are the only ones at home, so we can't eat that much on a normal day, and these won't last long."
Everyone whose name was called nodded and did not refuse the gift. The most valuable thing here was the candy. It was just as Xu Manman said, it couldn't be kept for too long, so it would be better to share it with others instead of wasting it.
Besides, the grapes were brought by Jin Zichu. He went to Zhang's house in the afternoon to give them grapes, and received quite a few gifts in return. When people interact with each other, there is always give and take, so there is no need to be too fussy.
Four baskets of ripe grapes from Xu Manman's family were sent out today, and they are almost all used up. However, in the Qingbei courtyard, except for the two baskets sent today, the rest of the grapes are still hanging on the trees.
Even if they eat it as fruit before and after meals every day, it will not be consumed so quickly.
Unfortunately, although Xu Manman made grape jam and canned grapes, she herself did not like to eat this kind of fruit products, nor did she like raisins. This was the host's favorite grape variety, and she was reluctant to give it to others.
In the end, Jin Zichu had no choice but to cut off the leftovers, put some of them directly into the system backpack, and squeezed the rest into grape juice and put it into the space to keep it fresh and chilled.
Chen Ming knew that Jin Zichu had many connections, so he was not too surprised that the bunches of grapes in the yard disappeared overnight.
In fact, after Jin Zichu recommended himself to the host last time and wanted to lead Chen Ming in business, he made a detailed plan and planned to take Chen Ming to familiarize himself with the market first, but plans cannot keep up with changes.
Chen Ming has been busy with his relationship with his girlfriend and his final exams recently, and has no time at all for his younger brother Zichu. The plan to help Chen Ming get rich has to be shelved for the time being.
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