Whether it's jellyfish head or jellyfish skin, both need to be marinated before they can be used as edible ingredients.
Preserving jellyfish with alum and salt is the most traditional method in China, which has continued to this day and will continue into the future.
Alum can coagulate the proteins in jellyfish and accelerate dehydration.
Besides its use in dehydration, salt can also serve as a preservative.
The most classic method is "three alum and two salts":
The first step is to prepare alum water and soak the jellyfish for four to six hours;
The second step is to drain the jellyfish, place a layer of jellyfish in the pickling tank, sprinkle a layer of salt and alum mixture powder, fill the tank, and then sprinkle salt and alum on top to "seal" it. Pickle for about a week.
The third step is to drain the jellyfish after a week, then repeat step 2, but reduce the amount of salt and alum, and marinate for another eight to ten days.
After being thoroughly dehydrated, it becomes the jellyfish skin and jellyfish head that people eat on their dining tables.
Please note that due to the use of large amounts of alum and salt during the processing of jellyfish, the aluminum and salt content in jellyfish skin and head will inevitably be high.
Excessive aluminum intake may induce Alzheimer's disease and also lead to problems such as osteoporosis;
Eating too much salt can easily lead to cardiovascular and kidney problems.
Therefore, from a safety perspective, jellyfish heads and jellyfish skins should not be eaten in large quantities.
Furthermore, it should be thoroughly soaked and rinsed before consumption to minimize its aluminum content.
Ye Qingling quickly cooked the jellyfish blood and blanched the jellyfish head.
Looking at the large bowl full of jellyfish brains, Feng Ye felt a bit of a headache.
If we can't finish it all at once, and the weather is so hot, it will spoil after just one day tomorrow at most.
He really wanted a refrigerator so he wouldn't have this problem.
It's really inconvenient not having a refrigerator; you can't preserve all kinds of fresh ingredients and fruits, and it's even difficult to eat a chilled watermelon.
But even if Ye Qingling agrees to bring one back, his parents might not.
Compared to a worker's monthly salary of one or two hundred yuan, refrigerators at that time were incredibly expensive, and not something the average person could afford.
For example, the famous Rongsheng refrigerator cost 2280 yuan, and the Haier refrigerator cost around 2000 yuan.
This is a domestically produced refrigerator; imported refrigerators are even more expensive.
Of course, with his family's wealth, he could definitely afford it.
However, the refrigerator needs to be plugged in all day long, which is another big expense.
These days, there's no five-level energy efficiency standard, and refrigerators are definitely a major power consumer.
Electricity wasn't cheap these days either, costing 1.25 yuan per kilowatt-hour, which was considered exorbitant.
In addition, each electricity meter needs to add two kilowatt-hours of lost electricity every month.
Therefore, if this is just for home use, it's best to just dream about it.
"Ah Ling, share some of the jellyfish brains with the neighbors later. There's too much, it'll be a waste if it spoils. We'll keep some for ourselves for tomorrow."
Feng Ye sighed and said helplessly.
Ye Qingling frowned and asked, "Is this thing easy to break?"
"Well, without refrigeration, it can only be kept for a day at most, and it will likely spoil by the day after tomorrow."
"A refrigerator? Doesn't Uncle Fa have one? You can take it to Uncle Fa!"
Upon hearing this, Feng Ye slapped his forehead and exclaimed, "How could I, with my pig brain, not have thought of that?"
Jellyfish brains are one of his favorite foods, and if there's a way to preserve them, he really wouldn't want to share them with anyone else.
"If he dares not to help me, hehe, I will never sell to him again."
Ye Qingling said with a charming smile, "He's even threatening me! Uncle Fa wouldn't be so petty; he'd definitely be happy to help."
"His refrigerator has limited capacity; if he receives more goods, then it might not be enough."
"There's hardly any stock available today, and even if there is, it's not much, not enough to not even fit a washbasin."
"That's true. Not many people went out trawl today, so we probably won't catch many fish, shrimp, or crabs."
Feng Ye nodded.
Ye Qingling seemed to remember something and held out her hand to Feng Ye: "Give it to me."
"What?"
Feng Ye looked at Ye Qingling with some confusion.
"You're only back in the afternoon. You must have gone out trawl again. Where did you make your money today?"
Oh, you mean this!
Feng Ye suddenly realized, "If you hadn't brought it up, I would have really forgotten about it."
He took out the money and continued, "I earned 1,848 yuan today, and I also received Emperor Star Spot's money. After deducting Uncle Fa's commission, I have 2,473 yuan left."
Ye Qingling took the money: "What about A-Can's share? Was it divided up, or is it here too?"
“It’s already been given to him; this is for us and our eldest brother.”
"Okay, I understand. I'll give it to her when my sister-in-law comes back."
Feng Xuan and Feng Jiaqing were not at home; they had gone out to sea early in the morning with the Harvest ship.
Spread the cooked jellyfish blood on a bamboo mat and put it in the yard to dry.
It was cloudy this morning, and mostly cloudy in the afternoon, with occasional bursts of sunshine.
Afterwards, Feng Ye carried a basin full of jellyfish blood to the dock.
As soon as he arrived at the dock, he saw a large, unfamiliar ship anchored on the sea outside the dock.
Beside the large ship, several small wooden boats filled with jellyfish were lined up.
Feng Ye knew that the large ship had come to buy jellyfish, but he didn't know who had called it over.
Feng Jiafa and his fellow village middlemen wouldn't buy jellyfish.
Jellyfish need to be handled promptly, otherwise they will turn into a puddle of water.
They have neither the time nor the energy to deal with it, nor the space to store it.
Therefore, they had to find other people to buy it, and they earned a small commission from the process.
This happens every year; sometimes two or three boats are docked outside the pier at the same time to buy jellyfish.
Acquiring while simultaneously disposing of the goods.
Feng Ye wanted to ask someone about the jellyfish market this year, but unfortunately no small wooden boats were available to dock.
Since it was still early, the small wooden boats that had sold their goods went out again without stopping.
Such a good opportunity to make money only comes around twice a year.
One of these events occurs during the jellyfish season, and the other is during the squid spawning season in spring.
These two fishing seasons were practically free money; as long as you weren't afraid of hardship or fatigue, you could earn a considerable amount.
Therefore, they cherished their only two opportunities and worked until dark before finally going ashore.
Of course, there are many fishing seasons throughout the year, including not only jellyfish and squid, but also ribbonfish, small yellow croaker, large yellow croaker, and so on.
However, it cannot be said that these fishing seasons are completely unrelated to small wooden boats; it can only be said that they are not very related, as that is a matter for fishing boats.
At this time, there were also quite a few people on the dock, gathered in twos and threes, pointing and talking about the sea.
The conversation also touched on the price of jellyfish, but everyone was just speculating and there was no definitive answer.
Therefore, it is highly likely that no small wooden boat has yet docked.
Feng Ye listened for a while but didn't hear what he wanted to hear, so he turned around and went to Feng Jiafa's shop.
They don't know the price, but Feng Jiafa certainly does; they can just ask him.
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