Sharpen the branches and clean them in water.
Nowadays, we live close to well water, so it is more convenient to use water at home.
After cleaning the hawthorn, use a thicker wooden stick to push hard on the bottom of the hawthorn.
In this way, the entire hawthorn core is picked out.
The candied haws in later generations are generally not so complicated.
But Lu Xinghe considered that these children were eating hawthorn for the first time, so he inserted a stick into the cross section.
This way, the syrup can also flow into the core.
It can make the candied haws taste a little better.
Even if Lu Xinghe cannot achieve it, he will help the world.
However, it is still possible to let the children taste the candied haws for the first time, which is better than the ones sold in the county.
Lu Qi took He Xiaoyu to string the hawthorns.
Seeing the fire in the stove burning, Lu Xinghe began to prepare to boil syrup.
You can tell how precious sugar is in this generation by looking at the children's wide-open eyes.
Although in many areas sugar is purchased with sugar coupons, as long as you have the coupons, you can buy as much as you want.
However, in the border areas of Heilongjiang Province, sugar is still a strategic material.
When someone comes to your house and you make tea for him, he may not feel anything is wrong.
But just add a pinch of sugar to the water and see if the customers feel bothered.
This is the home of Lu Xinghe, the youngest child in the village.
If it were any other family, even this ignorant kid would poke holes in their spine and say that the host family is a real spendthrift!
Soak the hawthorn in warm water and let it dry.
Here, a small bag of white sugar is poured directly into the pot.
Making syrup is extremely particular about the heat.
If the heat is too strong, the syrup will turn black quickly and taste bitter.
The fire is too low and the syrup is not sticky enough.
But this is not a difficult task for the firewood stove at this time.
Why do people in later generations say that cooking on a wood stove is better? One of the reasons is that a wood stove heats evenly and makes it easier to control the temperature.
Lu Xinghe prepared the mixture in a ratio of two to one between sugar and water, and constantly adjusted the fire in the firewood stove by observing the state of the sugar.
Remember, if you want to make candied haws, do not stir the sugar in the pot.
The sugar water will frost as soon as it is stirred, and it can also be coated with batter, but the finished product will not be as delicious.
Seeing Lu Xinghe's serious look, even Xinglin and Xiaoxue couldn't help but come over to check.
The smell of this white sugar syrup in the air is extremely sweet.
How delicious would this be if it were made into candied haws?
After smelling the flavor, all the children had a desire for the learning test at the corners of their mouths.
"Is it done?" He Xiaoyu asked curiously as she watched the bubbles coming out of the syrup in the pot.
"It's not hot yet. When I say it's ready, use the stove hook to hook out these big pieces of firewood."
Lu Xinghe did the squat exercise and watched patiently.
When the bubbles in the syrup became finer and the color turned a little yellow, Lu Xinghe made a gesture.
He Xiaoyu immediately hooked out the firewood.
The couple work together and cooperate perfectly!
The syrup solidifies quickly, but the wood stove retains heat very well, so leaving the charcoal fire on will keep it warm enough.
Lu Xinghe dipped chopsticks in the syrup and saw it quickly solidify when put into cold water.
When you put it in your mouth, it tastes very delicious.
Only then did he feel satisfied and put the skewered hawthorns one by one into the big pot.
There is syrup on the candied haws. If there is too much syrup, the shell will be too hard to eat, and if there is too little syrup, the taste will not be good enough.
Lu Xinghe's hands were extremely fast. After making all the candied haws, he threw them on the big rock at the door.
Insert them into straw husks and let cool.
The technique is professional, just like the one you use when buying candied haws outside.
During this time, the child has not finished answering the test questions.
Lu Xinghe added more firewood to the bottom of the pot and added a large pot of hot water into the pot.
Just the hot water alone would make the children lose interest in studying.
Oh~
Lu Xinghe sighed, this poor generation.
Even the water used to wash the pot is something that children yearn to eat.
"Xinglin, come and help divide the water."
The condensed sugar syrup needs to be dissolved in hot water, which only takes three to five minutes. The children who are studying in the yard can drink the sugar water after drinking it for a while.
Lu Xinghe also drank a bowl of "pot washing water".
You know what, looking at the happy smiles of the children, the water used to wash the pot tastes especially good to drink.
While drinking the sugar water, Xiaoxue began to check the answers the children had written with charcoal on the cement floor.
Because of the temptation of candied haws, many children directly learned that three times five is the same as adding three fives.
They even thought divergently and wrote down what four times five equals.
The teaching quality is excellent, better than what the two girls had taught for several days.
And when the candied haws, shining with golden light facing the setting sun, were distributed to the children.
None of the children chose to eat it.
"Teacher Xiaoxue, can I take it home? My parents haven't eaten it either."
"Sister Xinglin, I want to take some home too. My grandma doesn't even know what a candied haws is."
"Brother Xinghe, can you give me that haystack? I'll go home and get you another one. There's candy on it, and I want to keep it..."
I wasn't impatient, although tears were streaming down my face.
But children from poor families have to grow up early.
I have already drunk the sugar water, but I still want to take the candied haws home to share with my family.
"Sure, what's wrong with that? If you want to eat, I'll make it for you again!" Lu Xinghe's eyes moistened as he looked at the sensible children.
This thing was eaten as a snack in later generations, but I didn't expect that the child would cherish it so much.
"Hehehe! Brother Xinghe, you are too old. No wonder my grandma said that all the people in your Lu family are old people!"
"Well, I'll go home first and ask my mom to bring you some pickles!!"
Upon hearing this, the children said goodbye to the Lu family one by one and ran home like the wind.
Just then, Wang Dai and his father-in-law came to the door with a bowl of soybean paste.
If she hadn't dodged quickly, the candied haws would have been closely connected to the soybean paste.
"What's wrong, sister Gong, what is this child holding?"
Wang Qi handed the soybean paste to Lu Qi and turned his head to look at the cute children in the dusk.
"Xinghe made some candied haws for the children, and they all wanted to take them home to eat with their families."
Lu Qi expressed his thanks.
"Tanghulu? It's the kind of thing that only the supply and marketing cooperatives in the county sell?"
When Wang Qi heard this, he was filled with envy.
It’s not that his family can’t afford it, but this thing doesn’t guarantee that you’ll be full, so he really can’t bear to eat it.
"By the way, has Auntie brought him back? How is his brother-in-law?"
Before the Lu family split up, all the money was taken away by Cao Guizhi, and the family couldn't even make soybean paste and soy sauce.
He now has the help of the Wang family. This bowl of soybean paste may not be much, but since they have sent him several scoops of it in succession, this is a great favor.
"Not yet, but my younger sister is back. I heard that things are not going well. My younger sister is back to collect money. This Shen family is really pitiful.
Captain Shen didn't get any benefits when he was young. Now that Captain Shen is alone and his life has just started, his son has encountered this kind of trouble.
I really don’t know what to say.”
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