Xinyang Childhood Memories – Making Malt Sugar!
Childhood Memories
Childhood Memories
For People from Xinyang
(Malt Sugar) Scientific Name: Malt Sugar Must Be Familiar to Everyone
That Sweetness in the Heart
It Has Already Been Treasured in the Deepest Memories
When Children Heard 'Making Malt Sugar' Sounds, They Were Especially Excited
Because This Was the Sound of People Buying Sugar and Walking Past the Door
Nowadays, Time Has Changed
The Past Malt Sugar Has Remained in the Years
But The Sweetness of Malt Sugar Has Become A Beautiful Memory
Malt Sugar
Production Process:
· Washing Rice ·
Select Dry, Pure, And Free From Impurities Such As Wheat, Barley, Or Glutinous Rice As Raw Materials. The Raw Material Ratio Is 1:10, That Is, 1 Kilogram Of Wheat Or Barley, Accompanied By 10 Kilograms
· Germination ·
Place Washed Grain In Wooden Barrel Or Earthenware Pot, Add Water For Soaking. The Soaking Water Is Cool In Summer And Warm In Winter. After Soaking The Grain For 24 Hours, Take It Out And Put It In A Basket, Sprinkle Warm Water On It Twice Or Three Times A Day, And The Water Temperature Should Not Exceed 30℃. After 3-4 Days, Wait Until The Grain Sprouts With Two-Leaf Hearts, Then Cut It Into Small Pieces, The Smaller The Better. In Winter, The Time May Be Longer, Need 8-10 Days
· Boiling Rice ·
Wash Glutinous Rice And Soak It In Water For 4-6 Hours, After Soaking, Drain It And Put It In A Large Pot Or Steamer, Boil Until The Glutinous Rice Is No Longer Hard, Take It Out And Spread It Out On Bamboo Mat, Cool It To 40℃—50℃
· Germination ·
· Fermentation · ·
Mix The Dried Glutinous Rice With Cut Wheat, Ferment For 7-8 Hours, Then Put It In A Cloth Bag And Seal The Bag Mouth
· Making Sugar ·
Pour The Filtered Sugar Water Into A Large Iron Pot, Boil Until The Water Evaporates
· Making Sugar ·
Wait Until The Malt Sugar Cools To About 50℃ And Becomes Amber Sugar Blocks, Take Out The Sugar Blocks And Put Them Into The Hooks Of Wooden Ladders, Use Hands And Sticks To Repeatedly Stretch The Sugar Blocks, So That The Malt Sugar Expands And Becomes Loose, Until The Color Changes From Amber To Milky White
· Pulling Strings ·
· Cutting Sugar ·
· Completion ·
The Whole Malt Sugar Production Process Takes 12 Hours, Which Looks Like A Time-Consuming And Labor-Intensive Process, But These Old Craftsmen Value The Continuation And Inheritance Of The Craftsmanship
Malt Sugar Represents A Generation
For Us, It Is A Memory Of Childhood
And For The Older Craftsmen
It Is The Wisdom And Spirit Of A Generation Of Craftsmen
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