Chapter 774: Making Canned Fruit
Yao Tao made full use of Wu Jun and Liu Chong's men.
Except for the thirty or so people Liu Chong left at the old dock to guard their ship, the rest were transferred to the Yaotao base.
Yao Tao asked them to help prepare the fruits for canning. In return, they could eat as much of the fruit ingredients as they wanted during the canning process.
“Can we eat as much as we want?” Everyone’s eyes lit up.
Fruit!
Very valuable in the end times!
It’s such a blessing to be able to eat whatever you want.
Even Liu Chong and Wu Jun came forward to help.
The thing Yao Tao plans to make the most is canned apples.
Wu Jun munched on an apple and asked Yao Tao, "Don't you have canned peaches? Canned apples don't have souls."
"The peaches haven't been picked yet." Yao Tao said helplessly, "Bai Lin and I are the only ones here, and Bai Lin needs to recuperate, so I really don't have time."
From August to September, peaches ripened one after another. Yao Tao had already marked the places where there were peach trees on the mountain, and she even made records of the places where there were peaches in the orchards in nearby towns.
Now it was peach picking season, but she had no time to spare.
Wu Jun patted his chest and said, "Come to me, I'll help you pick it!"
He was eager to find something to do, otherwise the mutant bear would stare at him all day.
This is exactly what Yao Tao was waiting for.
She immediately gave Wu Jun the coordinates of the orchard in the nearby town.
Wu Jun was surprised and asked, "You've already planted a large number of edible mutant fruits?"
"No, they are still inedible mutant fruits when you go to pick them, but if you bring them back, I have a way to remove the mutant toxins in them in a short time and make them edible."
Wu Jun's eyes widened, "You are such a talent!"
"Alright, go ahead," Yao Tao urged. "By the way, you'd better take it with you."
She pointed at the mutant bear.
Wu Jun's eyes went dark. "Why do you want to bring it?"
"With it, you won't be in danger." Yao Tao patted the mutant bear's head. "If you're worried, you can let Bai Lin go with you. But let me make it clear first, Bai Lin is just there to play. Don't expect him to do any work."
Wu Jun thought to himself, are we crazy? How dare we let Bai Lin do the work?
Yao Tao was afraid that Bai Lin would be idle for too long, and picking peaches wouldn't be tiring. Liu Chong and his men had a boat, and a round trip would only take a few hours.
"Don't be ungrateful. Bear can still help you with work." Yao Tao prepared a backpack full of snacks for Bai Lin.
Bai Lin rode on a bear and followed Wu Jun's troops.
Wu Jun and others took a boat to a nearby village to pick ripe peaches.
Yao Tao, Liu Chong and the rest of the people continued to peel, core and cut apples into pieces at the base.
Then soak the apples in cold, salted water.
There was a big pot on the fire, with rock sugar water boiling in it.
Put the soaked apples into the pot, bring to a boil over high heat, then remove some of the firewood and reduce the heat to low.
Cook for another five minutes.
Yao Tao picked out an apple and tasted it, then asked Liu Chong, "What flavor do you like? If you like it softer, you can cook it a little longer."
Liu Chong came over and tried it, and thought the crispier ones were better.
So Yao Tao took the apples out of the pot and put them and the soup in a large stainless steel basin to cool.
The canning machine is placed next to it. After cooling, just pour the apple pieces into clean glass bottles and seal them with the filling machine.
Liu Chong's men quickly learned how to operate the canning machine, and Yao Tao had no worries at all. She just had to boil the apple cubes in syrup.
They were busy for three days in a row.
On the morning of the fourth day, Wu Jun returned with his men.
They brought back not only a large number of peaches, but also seasonal fruits such as grapes and plums.
"Can you purify all of these?" Wu Jun asked.
"Okay." After getting Yao Tao's confirmation, Wu Jun's saliva was almost flowing.
He finally understood why Yao Tao refused to return to the Ark.
This place is simply paradise!
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