Chapter 319: Sugar from Sugar Cane

"What's wrong!"

Qin Shou lowered his voice.

Thinking that there was some beast nearby, he immediately covered his mouth and looked nervously left and right.

"There's a giant panda over there!"

"If you make too loud noise, you'll scare it away."

Lu Chen pointed in the direction where the giant panda was.

"Giant panda!"

Qin Shou was pleasantly surprised, and couldn't help but raise his voice slightly.

But he quickly reacted and covered his mouth.

"I want to see the giant pandas."

"I've only seen giant pandas in the zoo before, but I haven't seen a giant panda in the wild!"

Qin Shou whispered with excitement on his face.

"Yes, but you smell of wolves."

"Wolves are fierce beasts, and giant pandas should be quite vigilant."

"Let's rub it on the nearby bamboo first and see if you can mask out some of the smell."

Lu Chen thought for a while and said.

Although Lu Chen should also be contaminated with the smell of wolves, when he found the giant panda, he had already cut the sugar cane for a while, and the smell might be a little dissipated.

And Qin Shou had just come over, he came on a black three, and the taste was naturally stronger.

"Okay."

Qin Shou hugged a bamboo and rubbed it.

When he felt the smell of bamboo on his body, Qin Shou cautiously walked in the direction where Lu Chen was walking.

I saw a big black and white ball from a distance, and Qin Shou's eyes lit up.

He carried the camera and filmed the panda's every move more clearly.

The giant panda was gnawing on bamboo shoots there, eating and not forgetting to observe the movements of the two.

Seeing that the two of them didn't seem to mean to hurt themselves, it continued to eat.

Lu Chen had already dug up some bamboo shoots, and he peeled off the crust on the surface of the bamboo shoots, leaving only the most tender bamboo shoot in the middle.

With that in order, he placed the peeled bamboo shoots on the ground and stepped back.

"Don't you have to give it directly?"

Qin Shou asked.

"I'm afraid I'll get close to it and make it scared, so keep your distance."

Lu Chen said helplessly.

Of course, he also wants to get close to the pandas, but the problem is that the pandas are afraid that they will ostracize them.

The two of them retreated a lot, until the dense bamboo forest almost obscured their figures, and then they stopped, hiding there to observe the giant panda.

The giant panda held a half-eaten bamboo shoot in his hand, but his eyes looked at the pile of peeled and tender bamboo shoots not far away.

It looked left and right, making sure that there was no one around, and then tentatively approached the heart of the bamboo shoot.

It stretched out its claws and poked a few bamboo shoots, and there was nothing out of the ordinary, and finally it couldn't resist the temptation of food.

It carefully ate a peeled bamboo shoot, and its eyes lit up immediately.

The bamboo shoots that had been half gnawed in his hand couldn't care less, and he threw them aside, and he gulped down the bamboo shoots in front of him.

Soon, a bunch of bamboo shoots were eaten by it, and it rubbed its stomach unsatisfied, and then got up and left slowly.

"Giant pandas are so cute."

"I really want to go up and give it a handful, but unfortunately I can't get close to it."

Qin Shou had some regrets.

"I ate our things this time, and when I see us again in the future, I shouldn't be so resistant."

Lu Chen is very open-minded.

Being able to accept their kindness is a good start, and it will definitely get better and better in the future, and the relationship will become closer and closer.

The giant panda had already left, and the two cut a lot of sugar cane and bamboo and brought it back together.

"What to do with this sugar cane?"

"If you want sucrose, do you have to peel off the skin first?"

Back at the camp, Qin Shou asked Lu Chen.

He only knew that most of the sugar on the market was made from sugar cane, which is the raw material for brown sugar.

But he didn't know exactly how to make it and what kind of process it needed.

"It's really going to be peeled."

Lu Chen nodded.

The first step in sugarcane sugar production is to remove the leaves and hard skin.

"We have limited conditions, so we can only make syrup."

"If you want the granular sugar on the market, you have to use a special machine to separate it."

"I'm not sure if I can make wine from syrup, so I'll have to try it first."

Lu Chen did not pack the ticket.

Sugar can be made, but wine is a little risky.

"It doesn't matter if it works or not, there are so many grapes over there anyway."

"That kind of grape is sour and astringent, and it can only be used to make wine."

"It's a waste to put that, so it's better for us to consume it."

"And even if we can't make wine, it's good for us to drink syrup water."

"Although the fruit on this island is quite sweet, it still tastes different from the direct sugar, and it is good to change the taste once in a while."

Qin Shou said indifferently.

It's best to have alcohol to drink, and if you don't have it, you don't have anything to lose.

"Okay, let's make sugar first."

"When the sugar is ready, we start making wine."

Lu Chen picked up the sugar cane.

It's not a big deal to take one step at a time.

After peeling the sugar cane, Lu Chen split a bamboo tree from the middle.

One end of the bamboo was left a little unchopped, and Lu Chen tied the end tightly with a rope.

In this way, it becomes a simple long clip.

Then, put the shaved and cut cane into this bamboo clip and squeeze it vigorously to squeeze out the juice of the sugarcane.

The juice falls into the clay pot and gradually gathers.

All the sugar cane was squeezed dry, and there was half a jar of sugar cane juice in the clay pot.

"It's sugar water, it's pretty sweet."

"Do you just use this to make wine?"

Qin Shou dipped it a little and tasted it.

The sugar water tastes sweet, but it's not bad either.

This original sugarcane juice has both sweetness and the original fragrance of sugarcane.

"I'm going to boil it again to evaporate the water and make it into a syrup."

Lu Chen put the clay pot on the stove.

Bring the sugar water in the jar to a boil over low heat, stirring with a fine bamboo to avoid sticking to the bottom.

It didn't take long for the viscous syrup to form.

"Okay, let it dry a little longer, it will form a thicker sugar paste."

Lu Chen also tasted it.

The taste is OK, and it should be good for sake brewing.

While waiting for the sugar paste to form, the two began to prepare dinner.

After eating and drinking, everything is almost the same.

The purple grapes needed for sake brewing have been washed, washed and spread out to dry, and now the moisture on the surface is also dried and can be used directly.

"Let's make a can of wine and try it to see if it works and how it tastes."

"Let's just use the simple brewing method."

"A layer of sugar, a layer of grapes, spread out like this."

Lu Chen pinched the grapes slightly, which made it easier to ferment.

He spread the bottom of the clay pot with sugar paste, and then spread it out layer by layer of grapes. At the top, it is covered with another layer of sugar paste.

Once done, close the lid and seal it with yellow clay.

"Alright, we'll see how it goes in a few days."

Place the clay pot in a cool, dark place and allow it to ferment.

"Great, there should be some wine to drink after a while."

Qin Shou rubbed his hands expectantly.

(End of chapter)