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Invite Peter to the environmental protection photo exhibition.

Today, my mother took out the zongzi leaves from the refrigerator that she had beaten at grandma's house yesterday, and said that she would pack zongzi for me to eat. As soon as I heard this, I was so happy that I quickly said, "Mom, I will learn to make dumplings with you." Mother readily agreed.

Mother first put the leaves of zongzi into the pot and cooked them, and then began to prepare the materials for making zongzi. There are glutinous rice, jujube and peanuts. Mother soaked these materials in water. After a while, the leaves were ripe, and my mother washed them again with clear water and soaked them in clear water. Looking at the cooked leaves, I can't help but ask curiously, "Mom, why do you cook leaves?" Mom said, "Boiled leaves will be softer and will not break easily when wrapped. It is better to wrap them up. " It was originally used to wrap zongzi. I thought it was cooked zongzi leaves. I also helped my mother bring the grass that tied the leaves of zongzi and began to make zongzi.

Mother first laid four or five leaves of Zongzi slightly overlapping, then held them in her hand, rolled them into a cone, put the prepared glutinous rice, jujube and peanuts in, and sealed her mouth with the remaining leaves of Zongzi, and a triangular Zongzi came out. Then, tie the zongzi tightly with happy grass. If it is not tied tightly, the rice will overflow when it is cooked in the pot.

I think my mother wrapped it quite simply, so I can't wait to do it myself. Who knows, seeing and doing are not the same thing, either the leaves are not folded well or the bags are not catchy because of too much rice. Only then did I know that it was easier to see flowers than embroidery, so I quickly asked my mother modestly. After my mother's careful guidance, I finally learned to make zongzi.

Looking at the grotesque zongzi I wrapped, my mother and I