Datang: My apprentice is Princess Changle

Chapter 325

Chapter 325 Candied Haws

The earliest documented record of candied haws is the Song Dynasty.

"Yanjing Sui Shi Ji" records: "The candied haws are made of bamboo sticks, with Shanlihong, crabapple fruit, grapes, yam, walnut kernels, bean paste, etc. dipped in rock sugar, sweet, crisp and cool."

The rock sugar is the ice cube-like crystals made by decocting white sugar.

It was the "candy cube" that Qin Yang asked to make before.

Since Qin Yang wanted to eat candied haws, he knew how to do it, so naturally he didn't have to go through an extra procedure.

He directly boiled the white sugar into a viscous form, then used the sugar juice to rinse the various fruit pieces pierced with bamboo skewers, and then placed them in bunches on the wooden table beside them.

When it cools down, about ten candied hawsers are ready.

Qin Yang had asked someone to make a shelf tied with withered grass before, and put sticks of brown sugar on it. He didn't need others to do it, he carried the candied haws shelf by himself, and tried it.

Not to mention, it’s quite interesting.

It happened that Zhang Yunji came to him to report on his work. Seeing this scene, he was speechless.

"Your Majesty, what is this?"

"Master Zhang, I heard that the old lady doesn't want to eat much recently?" Qin Yang asked.

Zhang Yunji nodded: "Yes, Xiaguan's mother has had a poor appetite in the past two days."

"Here's this for you, take it back to the old lady." Qin Yang handed the shelf directly to Zhang Yunji, then took one off from the top, and started eating after saying that.

Zhang Yunji saw that the king was eating deliciously, and then looked at the things stuffed into his hands, and couldn't help asking: "My lord, what is this?"

"This is candied haws."

"Candied haws?"

"Yes, candied haws."

Qin Yang introduced the candied haws to Zhang Yunji, and asked people to pack the first batch of ready-made rock sugar cubes, together with twenty catties of white sugar, and hand them over to the servants behind Zhang Yunji.

"These are all sweet. I think if the old lady eats these sweet things, her appetite may be better."

This is true. Although Zhang Yunji is not very fond of sweets, he can still eat sweets.

When eating with the old lady last time, Qin Yang discovered that not only the old lady, but most of the Zhang family like to eat sweet things.

It's a pity that in this day and age, delicious and sweet things are rare.

As for Youzhou, the business in luxury goods is not as prosperous as Chang'an and their hometown.

Most of the business here is daily necessities and necessities.Even if there are any luxury goods, they are mostly invented locally in Youzhou.

So within a few days after arriving in Youzhou, the old lady of the Zhang family couldn't eat anymore.

Are the vermicelli delicious?tasty!

Is pork delicious?tasty!

Is the hot pot delicious?tasty!

But no matter how delicious something is, it is easy to get tired of eating it every day!

At least the old lady of the Zhang family has begun to miss the sweet snacks that she can occasionally eat in her hometown.

But sugar is almost hard to buy in Youzhou!
Even if you can buy it, it's expensive!
Although the old lady's son is now promising and the Zhang family is not an ordinary small family, she is more considerate of others in her daily life because of this.

Zhang Yunji was moved when he smelled the sweetness surrounding him.

Of course, he was also very surprised. The king said that he wanted to make sugar, but it was made so soon?

"Yes, it's made." Qin Yang replied with a smile.

Only then did Zhang Yunji realize that he had spoken out what was in his heart.

"Thank you king!"

He thanked Qin Yang again, and took the candies and candied haws back to his residence.

The two are currently living very close to each other.

He didn't even need to take a carriage, and just let the servants carry the candies and candied haws on their shoulders, and walked back to Zhang's house.

Mrs. Zhang was very happy to hear that her son was back.

Although she had lost her appetite recently, her body was still strong, so she came out directly.

Just looking at the people behind his son, he froze for a while.

"Son, are you... just came back from the commercial street?"

She also asked her daughter-in-law to accompany her to the commercial street.

Just next to the residential area, very convenient.

But it was the first time she saw that string of things!
Seeing the bunches of candied haws, they seemed to be all kinds of fruits. The smell in the air made the old lady unable to walk all of a sudden, and her eyes were fixed on the bunches of candied haws.

Seeing his mother acting like this, Zhang Yunji hurriedly explained: "Mom, the king himself made this, called candied haws. He asked his son to bring it back or give it to you, mother. Can you try it?"

Hearing that this was brought back by the king of Youzhou for his son, and it was specially for him to eat, the smile on the face of the old lady of the Zhang family was really brilliant!

She hurriedly said: "Oh, Your Majesty is too polite! How, how can this be done?"

But everything was made and brought back. Since it was ordered by Youzhou King, even if the old lady didn't like it, she had to taste it symbolically, not to mention she didn't look like she didn't like it!
Zhang Yunji personally fetched a candied haws and handed it to his mother.

The old lady had good teeth, and tried to eat the thin slice of sugar first.

Click, click.

As the rock candy was bitten off and chewed, the old lady's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Very sweet!" she praised.

Then I went to eat the sugar-coated fruit pieces, the top of which was sweet and sour "excellent fruit". Just eating the top one made the old lady speed up.

Zhang Yunji watched the old lady eat a candied haws very quickly despite eating slowly.

Doesn't mother have a loss of appetite?Is this candied haws really so delicious?

Hmm, it looks like it's really delicious?

Although the old lady was a bit reluctant, she still distributed the remaining eight sticks of candied haws to her son, daughter-in-law, grandson and others.

But after overdoing it, the old lady could still keep two of them.

After all, Zhang Yunji said that those who are not at home now don't have to share this food!

After eating three sticks of candied haws, the old lady who had been losing her appetite even drank a bowl of rice soup.

Although it's just rice soup, without a grain of rice.

But even eating and drinking made Zhang Yunji feel at ease.

As long as you can eat something, that's a good thing!
It means there is nothing wrong with your body!
This is the simplest feeling!
Everyone is very happy, and the candied haws are even more delicious!

Food that can cheer up the old lady's appetite, and the taste is really good. With various filters on, and the quantity is small, everyone is still a little bit unsatisfied after eating.

"Husband, I don't know if we can make candied haws by ourselves?" Seeing that her mother-in-law's condition has improved, Huang also heaved a sigh of relief, pulled her husband, and asked in a low voice.

Zhang Yunji said: "Tomorrow, I will go to see the king and ask him for the recipe for making candied haws."

"That's good. After all, my mother even feels better after eating."

"By the way, what is this?"

Huang held a small bowl in his hand, which contained more than a dozen crystal candies.

(End of this chapter)