Dried bayberry production in Hongqiao, Wenzhou

The specific preparation method of dried bayberry is as follows:

Raw materials:

Yangmei, rock sugar or white sugar, salt, water, lemon juice.

Operation:

1. Put a few tablespoons of salt in a pot and add water to boil, so that the acid water can be removed.

2. After boiling for a while, pour out the water and add more water to continue cooking.

3. After boiling, add more rock sugar or white sugar. You can taste it halfway through to see if it is sweet enough (you can add less water. I used a little too much water to get bayberry juice to make jelly).

4. Cook until the water gradually becomes less (I poured a cup of bayberry juice in the middle).

5. The water content becomes less and the sugar juice becomes thicker and thicker. At this time, cook over low heat and stir constantly with a spoon to prevent sticking to the pot.

6. When it is almost cooked, squeeze in a few drops of lemon juice and stir.

7. The sugar has been completely absorbed and there is basically no juice.

8. Place the dried bayberries on a baking sheet to dry. If you like it moister, it will taste good.

9. If you like it dry, you can dry it in the sun, or bake it in the oven at 100 degrees for an hour, then put it in a crisper and taste it slowly. It can be stored for a long time! You can also wrap it in fine sugar to make it more like what you ate when you were a kid.