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Chapter 159 Chapter 158 Soy Milk
There are also many considerations for the installation of stone mills. They should be placed on the right side of the gate or in the northeast and northwest corners of the courtyard.It cannot be placed in the home. The biggest Feng Shui taboo is that it must not be placed in the middle of the door. As the old saying goes: grinding to block the door will leave no bones.

In addition to grinding food, stone mills are also used as feng shui tools. There is a saying that "having a stone mill at home brings happiness and longevity."Stone mills represent power, and folklore says they can suppress all ghosts and ghosts. During the Chinese New Year, in addition to pasting Spring Festival couplets, red paper with "White Tiger for Good Luck" is also affixed to the mill.

During the Spring Festival, people would put something to eat on the millstone, which was commonly known as "raising ghosts" by the ancients. In some places, dumplings would be stuffed into the millstone for beggars to come and take out for food. This behavior is called "taking out the millstone". Eye" is said to bring wealth to the owner.

Although the "immortals" and "half-immortals" from Sijiu City have been dragged to the farm for renovation, some people still believe in this theory. The two masters He He also knew something about it, so they had good intentions and told them in a casual way. Tang Zhitong.

When the stone mill was pressed at home, Fengzhi clamored to drink soy milk. Seeing her sister who "loved labor" so much, Tang Zhitong of course wanted to satisfy her.

That night I picked two kilograms of soybeans and soaked them overnight. It would be perfect for grinding when I got up early tomorrow morning.

According to legend, the inventor of soy milk and tofu was Liu An, the illustrious king of Huainan, whose grandfather was Liu Bang, who killed the white snake.

According to historical records, Liu Any had "thousands of guest alchemists".Anyone with such a high profile in history could not escape the "rebellion" routine, and Liu An was no exception. In the end, his rebellion failed and he committed suicide.

According to records, Liu An invented tofu and soy milk in order to treat his mother's illness. I thought this statement was unreliable, and he was more inclined to make elixirs for immortality, so he accidentally created tofu and soy milk.

Beans have always been cultivated, but before Liu An invented them, how to eat them was a big problem.

Whether it is boiled or stir-fried, it is not easily absorbed by the body. If you eat too much, it will be easy to ventilate and you will not be able to stop eating.

It wasn't until Liu An invented tofu and soy milk that the common people had a cheap source of plant protein, which became a powerful boost to the physique of the barbaric Chinese people.

From this perspective, although soy milk and tofu are very common foods, they occupy a very important position in Chinese food civilization, and can even be said to have effectively promoted the development of Chinese civilization.

If the soy milk is raised to this height, it will definitely taste better when made by hand.

A breakup is better than a wedding. Xiao Wang finally let Tang Zhitong get married tonight. Both of them are studious and motivated young people. They watched the stone mill at home and rehearsed how to grind soy milk. There are many skills in it, which is tiring. Classmate Xiao Wang is not lighthearted.

The next day happened to be the second Sunday in May. People in the West were preparing gifts for Mother's Day, but in the Tang family it was an ordinary day when they grinded soy milk for the first time.

Early in the morning, Fengzhi came again to provide free bed-waving service.

Tang Zhitong got up in a hurry. Although it was his two younger sisters who were pushing back and forth, his brother couldn't be idle either. He had to be the supervisor, bah!Do auxiliary work.

The stone mill needs to be rinsed before use, and grinding noses need to be installed in the holes on both sides of the upper grinding plate, and then two wooden sticks are tied to serve as levers for the two sisters to push the stone mill to rotate.

After some preparations, Fengzhi pushed the stone mill that she had longed for, Feng Zhenpei pushed it, Xiao Wang scooped the foamed beans into the grinder, and Tang Zhitong took a maza and sat next to it to smoke and watch.

"It's good. With the stone mill, we can make pancakes by ourselves." Zhang Guifang put a basin into the outlet of the millstone and swept it into the basin after pushing it for a while.

"Okay, I haven't eaten it in years." The pancakes Zhang Guifang said were a unique way of processing corn in Qilu.

There are two kinds of pancakes in Qilu Dadi, one is Mengyin pancake and the other is other pancakes.Mengyin pancakes contain a lot of water, and eating them is quite a workout for your teeth. Once you eat them, your cheeks will hurt for three days, and you will remember them for a lifetime.

The Tang family eats other pancakes, with corn as the main ingredient.

The corn is crushed, soaked, ground, fermented, and then used to make thin pancakes with an iron griddle, and then folded into long strips, which can be eaten soaked or rolled.The legendary Zhangqiu famous dish "Pancake Rolled with Green Onions" uses this kind of pancake.

Pancakes made with pure cornmeal are not very tasty. They are slightly sour and hard in texture. If you want them to taste good, you have to mix millet into them.

Two kilograms of soybeans was not much. In a short time, the two sisters Fengzhen finished grinding them all. Fengzhi happily put down the wooden stick in his hand and ran to Tang Zhitong to claim credit: "Brother, I've finished pushing! Make soy milk quickly."

"Okay, okay. Fengzhi is the best. Is it fun to grind?" Tang Zhitong agreed, but his butt didn't move.

"Fun!" Fengzhi responded immediately.

"Our mother said she would make pancakes for us. Next time, you can help our mother push the mill, okay?" Tang Zhitong touched his sister's head and dug a tunnel.

"Okay!" Fengzhi happily agreed, having no idea about the amount of batter for making pancakes.

"Okay, then I'll wait." Seeing that his sister agreed, Tang Zhitong got up and prepared to make soy milk. I guess his sister will cry next time she grinds the batter, right?

"You will dig holes for your children." Although classmate Xiao Wang didn't expose it, he stood aside and protested to Tang Zhitong in a low voice. How could he cheat his sister like this?

Tang Zhitong chuckled and didn't take it to heart. If he didn't tease his sister while she was young, why not wait until she was older?Then it will be too late.

It is not difficult to make soy milk. Just wash the soy milk and bean dregs from the grinding eye, slit, and lower grinding plate into a basin, and then filter it with emery cloth. What comes out is raw soy milk. Boil it on the stove. It is best to stop after boiling for three times.

At this point, the hot soy milk is ready. Add some sugar or honey, stir evenly, and drink.

In fact, if soy milk is stewed and stewed, it will turn into tofu. Take it out and wrap it with emery cloth to squeeze out the water, and it will become tofu. However, the debate over the sweetness and saltiness of tofu has never stopped, so I won’t stir up trouble here.Sweet soy milk is authentic, there is no dispute about this, right?

The family drinks the soy milk invented by Liu An thousands of years ago, which promotes the development of Chinese food civilization. Hey, using this word to describe it, does this breakfast have special cultural connotation?

Zhang Guifang did not waste the filtered bean dregs, and planned to make tofu dregs at noon, which would be another meal.

Soy milk is not easy to store. After breakfast, Zhang Guifang filled two thermos bottles with the remaining soy milk, picked up one thermos bottle and handed it to Tang Zhitong, urging her son to send it to Yue's family. She kept the other thermos bottle for drinking tomorrow morning.

Tang Zhitong was so confident that he put the comic strips Wang Jingwen bought for his two younger sisters into his schoolbag.

Reading both sides of a book doesn't cost much, and it also increases children's experience and knowledge. It's very cost-effective.

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