Chapter 93 Peach Jam
The peaches need to be pickled for an hour. During this period, the peaches will slowly release juice and the sugar will penetrate into the inside of the peaches. This will make it easier to produce gelatin when the jam is cooked and the taste will be more uniform.
While waiting for the peaches to pickle, Xu Qingmeng started making the remaining white peach milk tea.
The milk tea here had just been made, and Shen Jinwen walked in as if he had smelled it.
"Madam Gu, what have you done again? I smelled a strong milk aroma at the door."
"What kind of nose do you have? Whenever my family makes some new food, you can tell." Xu Qingmeng said with a smile.
"Madam Gu, I am here today to be a fortune-giving boy. It's just a coincidence that I met you."
"This is my new induction, white peach milk tea. Come and try it."
At this time, He and her friends had just finished selling a braised dish in the front and had just cleaned up the front hall.
"Mom, Xinting, you two should try it too."
The three little ones had already been waiting at the table. Even Gu Yunyi, who was in the study, sat there waiting like the children the moment he smelled the fragrance of milk.
Xu Qingmeng just looked at him like that. She was not at all cold-blooded and heartless as described in later books. She was just like a greedy child.
This time the white peach milk tea is thicker than before and no water is added.
The white peach milk tea has a soft milky white color, and has a faint fragrance of white peach.
Shen Jinwen picked up the bowl and sniffed it gently. The rich milk aroma mixed with the fresh peach scent went straight into his nose.
He took a small sip, and his eyes immediately lit up: "Madam Gu, this milk tea is really wonderful!"
Gu Yunyi also picked up the bowl and drank it while saying, "The richness of the milk and the sweetness of the peach complement each other. After drinking it, a light fruity fragrance remains on the tip of my tongue."
He also took a sip and nodded in praise, "Mother Meng, this is really delicious. The sugar water doesn't taste good now."
"Sister-in-law, I have never tasted such a delicious primer."
"Yes, aunt, you are so awesome!"
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While everyone was drinking milk tea, Xu Qingmeng went to make jam.
Pour the pickled peaches together with the exuded juice into the pot, heat over high heat, and stir constantly with a spatula. The peach pieces will slowly soften and the juice will gradually increase.
When the peach juice in the pot starts to boil, continue to simmer over low heat. Since there is no lemon, you have to use white vinegar instead. Although it is not as effective as lemon, it is also okay. This will make the sweet and sour taste of the jam more balanced.
Then add rock sugar and continue to cook, stirring constantly to prevent it from sticking to the pan.
Cook until the jam becomes very thick. Use a spoon to scoop up some jam and let it drip naturally. If the jam drips slowly and accumulates into a clumping mass in the pot and is not easy to disperse, it means the jam is ready.
Xu Qingmeng put the cooked jam into a clean bottle while it was still hot, the same bottle used to hold chili oil, and tried to fill the bottle as full as possible to reduce the amount of air inside.
Use a clean spoon to scrape the jam from the mouth of the bottle, then put the lid on.
There were not many peaches this time, so Xu Qingmeng only packed them into six small bottles and then put them aside to cool naturally.
"Aunt, what are you using this for? Can it be eaten?" Xinting watched from the side.
"Well, this is peach jam. You can eat it directly. It is sweet, and there are many other ways to eat it. You can make pastries or jam tea. Anyway, there are many ways to eat it. I will make it for you slowly in the future." Xu Qingmeng said.
Yun Sheng, a foodie, ran over immediately when he heard that it was sweet, "Sister-in-law, I want to eat it, I want to eat it."
Xu Qingmeng patted her head and said, "You can't eat anymore. You've drunk so many sweet things and your teeth are gone."
"Sister-in-law, good sister-in-law, can I just have a taste, just one bite?" Yun Sheng blinked his big watery eyes and looked at her pitifully.
Xu Qingmeng was not fooled. Yun Sheng was a little girl who was always pretending to be pitiful.
He slapped her from behind and said, "Go brush your teeth quickly."
Yun Sheng had a miserable look on his face, while Yun Mo and Rongrong covered their mouths and laughed.
"Hehe, hehe."
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Within two days, Mrs. Huang found several apprentices to make pastries. Xu Qingmeng went over to check and selected eight people.
Two of them had made traditional pastries and had some basic knowledge of it, while the remaining six had helped in the kitchen to some extent, but had never touched pastries.
The two who have some basic skills are a little older, and the remaining six are younger, about fifteen or sixteen years old.
These eight people, including Xinting, made nine people, the ones she would temporarily teach.
The key to the pastry shop is in her hands. Now every day, she only needs to prepare the filling for the buns. He, Mrs. Tang and Aunt Li can already take care of the rest.
Xu Qingmeng and Xinting would prepare the lunch set meal in the morning, and then go to the pastry shop to teach those people.
Xu Qingmeng asked two of them to make drinks, and the remaining six to make pastries. Xinting would be very busy, and she had to take care of all of them. After all, she wanted to truly cultivate Xinting.
The Gu family restaurant is also very busy. Xun Ge'er is still injured and has not recovered yet. With Sister Tang and Aunt Li around, Gu Yunyi will also help out now that he has some free time.
Xu Qingmeng prepares the fillings in the morning and quickly wraps the dumplings with Xinting, then prepares the dishes for lunch in advance. The remaining sales and follow-up will be left to He, Gu Yunyi, Mrs. Tang and Aunt Li.
The journey at night is much easier. The marinade is ready-made. Xu Qingmeng only needs to come back every day to taste it and adjust the taste. Mrs. Tang and Aunt Li can do the work of cleaning the ingredients, and He can do the marinating alone.
I am extremely lucky now that I have invited Sister Tang and Aunt Li, otherwise it would not be possible to work around the clock like this.
Even so, everyone is still very tired.
Everyone in the family was very busy, and Xun Ge was the only one who was idle. He felt very bad for him, so he would hang his arm every day and help with things within his ability.
In the evening, Huang Boyang arrived before the Gu family restaurant closed. He smiled so mysteriously that Xu Qingmeng, Gu Yunyi and others felt very strange.
Gu Yunyi stepped forward and asked twice, he kept the question in suspense and hurried to close the door of Gu's house.
Then he moved a bench and sat down. Facing the curious gazes of several people, he spoke: "Someone from the prefecture has come and said that he will order a thorough investigation of the county exam in March."
Gu Yunyi and Xu Qingmeng felt a little relieved. If this was the case, it meant that the winner of this game was the prefect, and it would be basically impossible for Liu Shengming to come out again.
(End of this chapter)
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