dognovel Chapter 446 Canned Fruit!
Chapter 446 Canned Fruit!
"I'm glad you like it." Xiao Yu nodded.
He grew increasingly satisfied with the plant-loving girl who had surprised him several times since her arrival.
As he spoke, he looked at the rubber plantation not far away and asked, "How's the rubber harvesting going? We'll need it later."
In the woods, several women were working with sickles.
They cut curved slits in each rubber tree and used crystal buckets to collect the rubber.
Given Xiaoyu's efficiency, she should be able to quickly recruit a temporary batch of workers.
So, the rubber factory can open for business soon.
“A batch has already been collected.” The plant girl pointed to a spot not far away.
Xiao Yu and the other looked in the direction the other was pointing.
In a certain part of the woods, a dozen or so wooden barrels had already been placed.
It was filled with a milky white liquid.
"Okay, then I'll trouble you to keep an eye on things here." Xiao Yu said goodbye and prepared to leave.
"Lord City Lord, wait a minute..." the plant-like girl suddenly called out to Xiao Yu, asking:
"Many fruits ripened on the night the Night-Shining Tree evolved. Should we notify the Ancient Ape to collect this new batch of fruit for brewing wine?"
With the glow-in-the-dark trees present, these fruit trees naturally cannot only ripen once a year.
Instead, they ripen every 10-15 days, with the ripening time varying depending on the type of fruit tree.
The two previous times the fruit ripened, the ancient apes were notified to come and harvest it.
"There's no rush with the monkeys," Xiao Yu said, waving his hand after thinking for a moment.
There's still some stock of monkey wine, so there's no need to brew too much at once.
On the one hand, because monkeys also have monkey rights.
Since it awakened its talent for brewing wine, it hasn't rested for a single day. We can't let the monkey get too tired, can we?
Moreover, scarcity drives up prices; if there's too much monkey wine, fewer people will buy it.
Only when the quantity is scarce will many people compete for it.
"Should we have the fruit shop take it?" Aqing asked tentatively.
In Longcheng, fruits are processed in two ways after they ripen.
A portion was given to the monkeys to brew monkey wine, which was then supplied to the city lord's mansion and the gourmet restaurant.
The other part was transported to fruit shops in the commercial street.
"No need," Xiao Yu shook his head and said, "Let's leave it for two days. I want to make a new dish."
Similarly, the same applies as above.
If too much fruit is transported to fruit shops, the fruit will become worthless.
Besides, I've gotten a bit tired of eating fruit every day lately.
Because of the rubber, he suddenly had a new idea.
He came up with a new, exquisite delicacy!
"Another new delicacy?" Honglian's beautiful eyes lit up, and she subconsciously licked her lips.
She wasn't originally a foodie, but now, she's been turned into one.
There was no way she could resist; her brother would prepare delicious food every few days.
After picking some fruit, Xiao Yu took the red-haired girl and teleported back to the city lord's mansion.
It was nearly noon by now.
Chu Ling Shuang and the three beast-eared girls returned one after another.
"More delicious food? Lord City Lord, is there anything I can help you with?"
Upon hearing that Xiao Yu had thought of some delicious food, the women immediately gathered around.
"Xinglan, boil a pot of water for me first," Xiao Yu instructed Xinglan, then looked at the women and said, "Since you want to help, come and peel some fruit."
The main fruit trees in Longcheng now are apples and pears.
There are hundreds of these two types of fruit trees alone.
There are also 8 orange trees, 3 hawthorn trees, and 2 cherry trees.
There are still a few dozen trees that are one or two meters tall, which were planted not long ago.
The food Xiao Yu wanted to make was canned fruit.
The fruits he picked were mainly pears, apples, and oranges.
After all, neither hawthorn nor cherry is very suitable for canning.
Oranges are the easiest to peel, while apples and pears require a little bit of manual peeling.
"Okay, brother-in-law!" Xinglan immediately scooped water into the iron pot, lit the fire, and moved with extreme speed.
At the workbench, the women picked up oranges, apples, or pears and began peeling or shaving them.
"After peeling, remove the pit from the inside like this, making sure it's clean..."
Xiao Yu peeled a bright red apple, revealing pale yellow flesh inside.
Then, place it on a cutting board and cut it in half four times to make eight pieces.
Then, carefully and meticulously peel away the pit from the center of the fruit.
"Clean out the pits and place the fruit in a crystal bottle like this."
As Xiao Yu spoke, a thought flashed through his mind, and he recalled the shape of the canned food jar from his previous life.
A crystal jar, 15cm tall and 5-6cm in diameter, appeared in his hand.
Just like the canned food jars from my previous life, I shaped them into gourd-shaped jars for easy gripping.
After confirming the shape, he produced more than a dozen canning jars in one go.
"Oh, we understand." The women nodded and put the cut fruit into the crystal bottle.
Girls are naturally more serious and meticulous in their work.
Soon, the fruits were peeled, cleaned, and put into bottles.
"What should we do next?" the women asked expectantly after all the dozen or so bottles were filled.
"Xinglan, bring me honey," Xiao Yu said, following his memory.
Originally, sugar was used, but there is no sugar available in Longcheng now, so honey has to be used instead.
"Okay, brother-in-law." Xinglan nodded, ran to a cabinet door, skillfully pulled open a cabinet, and took out a crystal jar the size of a human head from the third compartment.
The golden liquid inside is honey.
"Making fruit preserves is very simple: just put one piece of fruit in a jar, then pour in honey..."
Xiao Yu took the honey, opened it, scooped out a spoonful, and poured it into a crystal jar. He then said, "Remember, don't put in too much honey, because boiled honey will be too sweet and a bit cloying..."
Previously, Longcheng relied mainly on bees collecting pollen in the wilderness to obtain honey.
But now, Longcheng has bodhi trees, mulberry trees, and a whole bunch of fruit trees, so there's enough honey.
Therefore, there is now more honey in Longcheng, and many dishes use honey.
Moreover, because it is honey made by fifth or sixth-order bees, its taste far surpasses that of the previous Earth.
"Oh, we got it." Xinglan and the little maid nodded repeatedly and took notes.
The food court is no longer busy, and the little maid has returned to the city lord's mansion to help out.
As they talked, each of the two women took a spoon, scooped out a spoonful of honey, and poured it into the bottle.
"Then, fill it with water, but not too full, or it will spray out..."
As Xiao Yu spoke, he conjured water and filled the crystal bottle in front of him to about seven-tenths full.
Finally, take out a bunch of pre-made iron lids.
"Hey, isn't this rubber? Can you eat this?" The women tilted their heads, looking puzzled, after Xiao Yu took out the metal lid and then a bunch of rubber pads.
"Hehe, you can't eat erasers."