From ancient times to the present, there are many ways to make zuò sugar osmanthus flowers. Please remember the URL of this site: . However, in different eras, the details of the zuò sugar osmanthus made by each character are almost the same, mainly because different materials are added according to each person's preferences.

This year, for the first time in the Shangguan Mansion, the work of making sugar osmanthus was handed over to the experienced Gui sister-in-law. Sister-in-law Gui is the oldest maid in Shangguan Mansion, a senior cook in the dining room, and the lord and his wife like to eat the old jar kimchi she makes, which is very appetizing. Therefore, the work of making zuò sugar osmanthus flowers will not be handed over to Gui's sister-in-law.

Due to Mrs. Gui's urgency, Sister-in-law Gui has already put the first jar of sugar osmanthus this year into the jar, and took it out when the time is ripe. This jar of sugar osmanthus is not the same as the sugar osmanthus made by the Shangguan Mansion in previous years, this is not the season to harvest osmanthus flowers, Mrs. wants to make some osmanthus cake in advance to give her baby daughter a taste!

Therefore, Gui's sister-in-law used a relatively simple and fast pickling method, steamed the sugar and osmanthus through water, and then spread it in layers and sealed it in a jar for about two to three days before it could be taken out and used. This is a small amount of practice, the amount of large is not good, the amount of large to do this, after a period of time this sugar osmanthus will be all broken, not easy to store. Ouyang Xinyu wants to see it as a sugar osmanthus, and only after the Mid-Autumn Festival, the osmanthus festival in Shangguan Mansion has passed, and the osmanthus flowers have been collected to feast the eyes.

In the past few days, Ouyang Xinyu has always been absent-minded when she is practicing calligraphy. Her heart had already gone to the osmanthus festival, sugar osmanthus, and osmanthus cake in the distant Shangguan Mansion. It's no wonder she's so interested in these, there are many modern machines for making pastries, including electric mills, blenders, electric steamers, and refrigerators, but in ancient times, there was no electrical appliance except firewood. What was the ancient process of making zuò? Ouyang Xinyu was deeply interested in this.

"Miss, miss, what are you thinking? Thinking so much about it, the ink fell onto the rice paper! ”

"Oh, I didn't think about anything!"

"Are you thinking about the Osmanthus Festival, and the osmanthus cake made by Mrs. Shangguan?"

"Xiaocui, you should have participated in the Osmanthus Festival every year! Isn't it fun? Also, is the osmanthus cake made by my mother delicious? ”

"There are several days of this osmanthus festival, and in those days, Gui's sister-in-law will use osmanthus to make osmanthus sauce and osmanthus feast, and the lord and lady will invite all the guys and maids in the house to taste. Madame will also make osmanthus cakes herself, not only for the people in the house to taste, but also for us to send outside, for the people outside to taste. Speaking of this osmanthus festival, Xiaocui seems to be very excited. It turns out that Xiaocui is also a fan of osmanthus cake, and she also has a soft spot for the osmanthus festival in the house.

"Have you seen Sister-in-law Gui and my mother making sugar osmanthus and osmanthus cakes?"

"Of course, whenever the osmanthus festival, when Sister-in-law Gui and her wife make sugar osmanthus and osmanthus cakes, there are not enough people, and all the girls in the house go over to help, and of course Xiaocui is among them!"

"No, it won't! There are only a few osmanthus trees, how many osmanthus flowers are difficult to bloom, do you want so many people? ”

"The process of making zuò sugar osmanthus and osmanthus cake is more complicated, especially the vat used to brew sugar osmanthus is very large, and several people need to sprinkle osmanthus and sucrose around the vat."

"Do you need so many sugar osmanthus flowers to make osmanthus cake?"

"Of course not, the sugar osmanthus should be stored and taken out to make pastries during the New Year!"

"So much, wouldn't it be enough to eat for years?"

"I can't eat it for several years, Shangguan Mansion will make sugar osmanthus and osmanthus cakes every year, only a small amount will be left to make cakes after the Mid-Autumn Festival and leisure time, and a large number of them will be taken out to make osmanthus cakes after the New Year. Then, the lord and his wife would send people to the nearby temple to offer to the Bodhisattva and the nunnery, as well as to the poor people! ”

"Wow, make so much and give it to others to eat, that's not in vain!"

"That's not called busy work in vain, people in a radius of dozens of miles above this town know that the lord and wife of our Shangguan Mansion are good people who do good!"

"I didn't expect that my Ama and Eniang still have such a good reputation!"

"Of course, our lord and lady are also very kind to their subordinates, which family has any difficulties, as long as the lord and lady know, as long as the lord and lady can do it, they will never let the difficulties of that family stay overnight."

"Xiaocui, I want to make a small jar of honey osmanthus for the lord and lady to soak in water, what do you say?"

"That's a good idea, though, will you do it?"

"I haven't done it myself, but I've seen others do it online. According to our modern practice, the process of this honey osmanthus is relatively simple, and it can be used the next day. ”

"You have such a great method in modern times, why didn't you say it earlier?"

"Earlier? Earlier, I didn't know that there were so many osmanthus trees in this Shangguan Mansion! Besides, I didn't know that your Miss Wan'er liked to eat osmanthus cake so much! ”

"Well, you have a point, so let's get started! What materials do you need to tell me, Gui Sister-in-law has ready-made osmanthus flowers, we went to ask for it. ”

"All I need is a few dried osmanthus, a little honey and a glass jar."

"This is easy to do, leave these to me, you just need to do it."

"Okay, let's start after lunch!"

Xiaocui immediately went to the kitchen to find Gui's sister-in-law and asked her to make the remaining dried osmanthus and molasses from the sugar osmanthus, and by the way, she took a small glass jar from the utility room. In ancient times, there were no glass products, and the manufacturing industry was not so developed at that time. The glass jar is similar, but it's not as transparent as the glass jar.

The two of them said to do it, and after eating at noon, after taking a nap, Ouyang Xinyu began to use modern methods to make zuò honey osmanthus. The osmanthus flowers are all picked by Gui's sister-in-law, removed impurities, pedicles, and washed. Ouyang Xinyu scalded the glass jar that Xiao Cui took to her with boiling water and shook off the water inside. After the dried osmanthus is soaked in boiling water, it is fished up and drained, and a layer of osmanthus is spread on the bottom of the jar, then a layer of honey is spread, then a layer of osmanthus is spread, and then a layer of honey is spread, and so on until the glass jar is full.

Finally, use a spoon to press the osmanthus and sucrose tightly, spread a thick layer of honey on the top, moisten and melt the honey close to the bottle mouth with a little cold boiled water, seal the bottle mouth tightly, and make a veritable honey osmanthus. This glass jar is not transparent, and you can't see the inside of the jar. If you use a glass bottle, you can see that the osmanthus and sugar inside are crystal clear like amber.

After sealing the mouth of the bottle, the two carefully picked up the glass bottle, prepared to take it back to the room and put it for one night, and the next day held it to the main hall of the house and presented it to the lord and the lady. Although it is not a precious item, this is her Ouyang Xinyu's heart for the lord and lady of Shangguan Mansion!