Celebrating festivals, and traditional festivals at that, is something that not only the mothers-in-law and mothers-in-law in every household, but also the fathers-in-law and uncles take very seriously.
The "big stuff" used to hammer rice cakes in Xu Tiantu's yard was finally put to use. Before he even started making Qingming fruit, it had already been booked for several times.
Of course, only families with many people would order this large artifact. If there are fewer people, you can just knead it with your hands or hammer it out with a small mortar.
However, the ones kneaded by hand are not as chewy as those pounded in a mortar.
This group of time travelers may not have much farming skills, but they are very skilled at making this. Even the young people who are not good at traditional crafts have some unique secrets for making mugwort green balls.
The class for couples without children started today. The 'students' were people from the Singles Alliance and the No-Baby Alliance. "Although the other uncles and aunties have already registered our names and will make some for us, we can't make the traditional ones. We can still make ordinary green rice dumplings. Here! Everyone should make more and have the courier deliver them back to our friends and family in the other world."
The little ones said in unison: "Okay, teacher!!"
The "teacher" was a bit embarrassed by the obvious teasing aspect of the situation, but she still tied her apron and stood on the small stool. The husband's "assistant" assisted, while the wife's "teacher" began teaching.
Before she traveled through time, she was a food blogger specializing in baking, so she has always been very good at these things. They can't always take other people's things. Now that it's rare for her to have something she can get her hands on, she might as well teach them and make it, and then share it with other travelers in the community.
"We make qingtuan (green rice dumplings) that are delicious even when eaten cold. The main flavors are sweet, so we only need to make two types."
"One is egg yolk and pork floss flavored, and the other is red bean paste. They use mugwort, which is different from the traditional Qingming grass in our hometown. The color is more emerald green after it is done. Wrap it in plastic wrap and peel it off when you want to eat it. It is very springy and has a slightly cool feeling. It is sticky and very delicious. Of course, those who find it troublesome can also choose to use mugwort powder. In short, the operation is relatively simple."
"Let's get started now!"
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Some mothers-in-law are responsible for burning firewood, which is wood ash, these days.
However, this plant ash is different from the usual plant ash. It is made of a special kind of wood. After burning it, it is soaked in water and added to make the rice dumplings and rice cakes golden yellow. It is also the same as alkaline water. Of course, the ones made during the Qingming Festival are neither rice dumplings nor rice cakes.
This is not used for Qingming fruit, it is simply stockpiled for making green tofu.
Apart from that, I also have to take care of the Qingming grass.
Local people are still accustomed to using Qingming grass to make green rice balls, also known as Qingming fruit, instead of using the more popular mugwort.
However, whether it is the wood for burning ash, the Guanyin grass for making green tofu, or the Qingming grass now, they simply cannot grow at the latitude of Xiaoli Village, so these are all brought back from the outside world by couriers. Each one is very precious, okay?
After cleaning the Qingming grass, it needs to be crushed. Although a stone mortar or stone mill can be used as a tool, who is willing to spend such effort when everyone has a blender?
So we make the cakes after beating them.
Xu Tiantu's family started working early because the time later was booked by other people. They had to free up their own time first to avoid delaying others later.
Their family has to make a lot of Qingming fruit, because in addition to eating it themselves and giving some to others, the most important thing is to give it to relatives in the other world.
In previous years, there was a give-and-take pattern because every family has their own favorite flavor for Qingming fruit. Even the same ingredients would produce different flavors, so exchanging and giving gifts to each other became a local custom.
The men were responsible for making the rice cakes and cutting the bamboo shoots into cubes, while Grandma Xu and Mother Xu were preparing the fillings.
Both salty and sweet flavors need to be made. Everyone has different tastes, so the fillings should be more.
The sweet ones are made with red bean paste and sesame fillings, and there are many more types of salty ones. Xu Tiantu’s family mainly makes two types.
One is with pickled vegetables, bamboo shoots and meat, and the other is with mushrooms, bamboo shoots and meat.
But for Xu Tiantu, anything with meat is delicious.
The finished green rice dumpling does not look like the green color of the green rice dumpling made with mugwort. Instead, it looks a bit dark green and black. Especially after it cools down, the color will become darker. However, if it is still hot, it still looks good.
Each green dumpling is placed under a pomelo leaf, so take them out together when taking them out. This way it will be more convenient to eat or store them at other times.
The cooled Qingming fruit is now being bagged and will be handed over to the courier who will come to visit the baby today. "One bag for my aunt's family, two bags for my eldest aunt's family, and one bag for my uncle's family."
"Uncle's house, uncle's house, aunt's house..."
Each bag should be labeled to prevent it from being taken by mistake.
"Little rabbit!" Someone knocked on the door. "Little rabbit, your delivery!"
"Oh!" Xu Tiantu immediately jumped out. It was today's courier: "Come in."
The courier's main job is babysitting, and his side job is being a courier. Now that he has a full-time income, he is more motivated at work and is very dedicated. He even took out a special courier form and said, "Now you need to use this to place orders. Please fill in the specific information."
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