Chapter 53: Hundred Flowers and Wine
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After returning to the village, He Kun was idle, so he ran to the backyard to find the old man to discuss the matter of brewing.
"What's wrong? Remembering this one? "The old man is cleaning up the weeds in the vegetable garden with his wife, it seems that not only are there many weeds in the greenhouse, but also in his own vegetable garden, they have grown a lot, and they are all tender.
The old man always thought that this was his own soil fertilizer, and he was discussing this with his wife just now.
"Hehe, haven't you drunk it for a long time, grandpa, why don't we brew a jar and try it, there are a lot of wildflowers in the mountains now." He Kun said expectantly while helping to clean up the weeds.
"Hey, I can't see it, your grandfather and I haven't inherited other skills, this love to drink two sips, but the inheritance is thorough, hehe, that's okay, I'll cook some glutinous rice in a while, there are still a lot of koji at home."
The old man looked at He Kun with an intoxicated look, shook his head and smiled bitterly, he thought that he had been mature and stable outside for a few years, and he seemed to be in good order after he came back, but he didn't expect to be like a child.
But the old man really thought wrong this time, whether it was a few years outside, or after coming back, He Kun rarely relaxed so much now, seeing the installation of the cableway, all aspects have begun to enter the formality, and the nerves that are tense at all times should be relaxed.
Living with a mask of hypocrisy on his face, he usually gives people the impression of being mature and steady, which is all forced to do it.
He Kun was very happy to get his grandfather's permission at this time, and hurriedly ran out, not even hearing the shouts of the old man behind him.
There are several kinds of baihua liquor brewing, one is to collect the flowers of the four seasons, dry them, and remove the stamens. Then put the dried flowers into the sake jar, add koji, add mountain spring water, and seal and bury them in the ground or in the wine cellar.
However, nowadays there are few brews of this kind in the village, it is too troublesome, and most of them are like Kun's family, using glutinous rice, koji, and flower petals.
Of course, you must choose a clean and dust-free one for petal picking.
Generally, it is chosen between the mountains and forests, near the grass. Try not to use the mud and dust on both sides of the trail.
After harvesting, it is wrapped in gauze and placed in a wine jar, and then buried in the ground or in a wine cellar.
Generally, it is almost half a month, as little as ten days, and you can drink it when you take it out.
Baihua wine has a low degree, has a faint floral fragrance, its color is dark yellow, its gas is fragrant, its taste is light and elegant, the sugar content is higher, the alcohol content is low, it can invigorate the blood and nourish the qi, warm the stomach and dispel the cold, it is not only a good nourishing product for the elderly, but also a favorite of the mountain people.
Living in the mountains for a long time, the humidity is more serious, so the people in the mountains generally like to eat some spicy food to ward off the cold, and the taste naturally becomes thicker. Very good.
For example, a good cold ward off such as Baihua wine. It is enough to prove that creation comes from life!
Thinking that these were all drunk at home, He Kun felt that if it was brewed with spring water, the Baihua wine would be more delicious.
Carrying the basket up the hill for a turn, collecting some flowers, taking out the space collected in the past few days, plus some flowers planted by himself, a bamboo basket full.
When He Kun came back in the evening, the old man's eyes widened, and he took the bamboo basket with an unbelievable look, looking at the various flowers in the bamboo basket, and some of them that he couldn't name, scattered dozens of kinds.
Although it has not reached 100 kinds of flowers, it is difficult for He Kun to collect so rich and so many in such a short time, it is really a bit of ability.
Sure enough, in response to the old saying, delicious people generally cook a good dish, in order to drink a hundred flowers of wine, this kid really sold some strength, looked at He Kun's expectant eyes, felt a little funny, shook his head slightly, and carried the bamboo basket to the side to serve.
With petals, the remaining materials are much simpler, the glutinous rice is planted last year, there are still a lot left, the koji is also ready-made, the old man usually likes to make a wine, this koji is quite sufficient.
He Kun took advantage of the old man's time to clean up the petals, and quietly replaced the water in his bucket with spring water, boiling glutinous rice in spring water, and the brewed Baihua wine must be delicious, He Kun couldn't help but look forward to it.
Watching the old man neatly clean up the petals, He Kun found that he couldn't intervene, but was said to be a little redundant, which was really a little crying and laughing.
I have been preparing for Baihua wine for several days, and when I really do it, I can only watch it dumbfounded.
Seeing that He Kun on the side was really a little in the way, the kitchen was not big, and such a big pestle was blocking the way here, I really couldn't stand it, so I glanced at him blankly, and pushed him aside.
Soon, most of the glutinous rice was cooked, and with the addition of koji, the petals were not placed in gauze as He Kun thought, but directly kneaded and mixed together.
In fact, He Kun is really not to blame for this, there are thousands of local methods for brewing Baihua wine, if you like it stronger, pour a pot of sorghum wine or Lao Bai dry wine directly, the degree is high and scary, and it will add Baihua petals, which needs to be placed in white gauze.
Put it for ten days and half a month, take it out and drink, with a faint floral fragrance, although the taste has changed a little, no longer dry and cracked, but the strength of the wine has not changed, come to a bowl, Rao is a big man should also shake it.
As for the Baihua wine made from rice wine, the degree is low, it is not easy to get drunk, adults and children can drink a bowl, and the most red people who are not strong enough to drink are not much of a problem.
People in the mountains can generally drink a little bit, and every year every household will brew some kinds of wine, medicinal wine, plum wine, peach blossom wine, and the most common is jujube wine.
This jujube wine can be said to be the most drunk wine in autumn and winter, and children also like jujube wine the most, not only the wine is sweet and silky, but also can eat wine dates after drinking, so generally in the mountains to see which child blushing face, must be stealing wine dates.
The city is known as the township, as early as 300 years ago, the local Shuidong green jujube is famous for its large, small core, thin skin, thick meat, crisp and sweet. In particular, the processed candied dates, known as Tianxiang dates, and its golden silk amber dates not only sell well in the domestic market, but also are exported to more than 40 countries and regions in Southeast Asia, Europe and the United States.
As early as the early Qing Dynasty, it was selected as a tribute by the Qing court, and the famous poet of the early Qing Dynasty once chanted in the poem: "The well has not fallen and the jujube wants to be yellow, and the autumn wind blows the concubine's clothes early." Affectionately cut jujube and sent to the distance, overlapping thousands of ileums. "It's Shuidong dates.
watched the old man skillfully put the mixed glutinous rice into the wine jar, cover it, cover it with plastic film, and seal it, and finally He Kun helped carry it into the house and put it in the house.
As for burying underground, there is no need for that, and if you drink it yourself, it will be almost the same for more than half a month, which will save you the trouble.
He Kun and the old man were busy working for an hour, and finally cleaned up, clapped their hands, and walked out satisfied.
It was already dark outside, and the grandmother, who had been waiting beside her, couldn't wait to rush into the kitchen and start to work on dinner, and when she passed by the two of them, she glared at them fiercely and chattered some reproachful words.
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