To accompany my daughter, I worked as a chef in the kindergarten

Chapter 68 Honey, do you want to see the Sugar Blower?

As a chef, it is necessary to keep the kitchen clean and tidy at all times so that you can make delicious food.

He had just exchanged the craftsmanship for making sugar figures in the system mall, and after giving Xiao Nan a try, he could set up a stall.

Few people are doing this ancient craft nowadays. If it were brought to the snack street, it would definitely shock those college students!

After washing the dishes and cleaning the kitchen, Ye Chen called out and Ye Xiaonan ran over.

"Daddy, are you going to start drawing candy figures?"

"Yes, but before the actual painting, you have to boil the sugar first. Do you want to watch daddy boil the sugar?"

"miss you!"

Boiling sugar is the preparation for drawing sugar figures. The heat is very critical. Only when the sugar is boiled can you draw beautiful sugar figures.

He moved a stool for Ye Xiaonan so that she could reach the chopping board.

"Xiao Nan, stay back, be careful not to get burned."

Ye Xiaonan put her hands on her chin, opened her big eyes, and watched Ye Chen making candy curiously.

This is a completely new experience for the little ones.

The mission of parents is not only to create good living conditions for their children, but also to introduce them to the richness and variety of the world.

Next time she can go to the kindergarten to show off. My dad can draw a candy man for me. Can your dad do it?

Prepare various tools first. A total of two kinds of sugar will be used, namely sucrose and maltose.

In fact, you can also use white granulated sugar, but these two types of sugar are healthier and the color when cooked is also beautiful.

Put the two kinds of sugar into the pot, simmer over low heat, and watch them melt and blend little by little.

The fire must be small so that the melting degree of the sugar liquid can be grasped in time.

With a hook of a spoon, you can tie up all the silk threads, and the syrup is ready.

Prepare a stone slab in advance and spread a layer of cooking oil evenly on it. This step is very important. If you use an ordinary chopping board, the candy will stick to it and cannot be removed.

There are three ways to make sugar figures, namely drawing sugar figures, blowing sugar figures and plastic candy figures.

The simplest one is to mold a candy figure, which is shaped with a mold. This is the simplest way to make it.

The advantage is that the production can be standardized so that each candy figure is approximately the same size. Plastic candy figures are more commonly used in occasions such as sacrifices or temple fairs.

What he wants to do now is to draw the candy man, that is, to draw the candy man with his hands without the help of a mold.

It all depends on imagination and painting skills.

Both are indispensable.

Sometimes what I think of is a tiger, but when I draw it, it might be a kitten.

Ye Chen dipped a stainless steel spoon into the syrup and carved patterns on the stone slab.

Stroke by stroke, describe what is in your heart.

You don't have to rush this thing, because the syrup is very sticky, and the whole making process requires patience.

While Ye Chen was doing it, he told Xiao Nan the origin of the candy man.

"According to legend, Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to kill his old friend in order to keep his position as emperor. Liu Bowen calculated in advance that he was in trouble and escaped by chance, and was rescued by a craftsman selling candy. From then on, he remained anonymous and carried the burden Walking around the streets and selling candy to make a living.”

After all, Ye Xiaonan was still young and couldn't quite understand.

"Daddy, he wants to kill his friends for the sake of the emperor's position? What good is the emperor?"

"When you become an emperor, you can own the world and have anything you want, such as a room full of snacks and dolls. Don't you want Xiao Nan to be an emperor?"

Xiaonan shook her head vigorously: "No, it's enough for Xiaonan to have a father!"

"You little clever guy, why are you so sweet!" Ye Chen smiled and pinched her nose, making Ye Xiaonan giggle.

There is also a saying that in the past, when people were relatively poor, they would trade toothpaste rinds for candy canes, but now they must be gone, and candy canes have become a rare thing, and the price is getting more and more expensive.

While talking, a candy man was also made. Ye Chen moved the spoon carefully, and the sugar syrup dripped down bit by bit.

First draw a round outline, add two pointed ears, then draw two thick lines, add eyes, nose and mouth in turn, and finally add a few whiskers to create an image of Tom Cat It's on paper!
  "Wow, it's Tom Cat!"

It seemed that the one he drew looked very similar, and Ye Xiaonan recognized it at a glance.

He scooped up Tom Cat with a small shovel, dipped it in a bamboo stick, and handed it to Ye Xiaonan's hand.

This step must be done quickly. If it is a little slow, the syrup will stick to the stone slab, making it difficult to remove it completely.

"Try to see if it tastes good. It might be a little hot."

"It looks so good, I don't want to eat it!"

Ye Xiaonan held up the Tom cat, its color was translucent under the sunlight, so she couldn't bear to eat it!

Ye Chen smiled helplessly: "It's okay, I'll just do it for you again. What else do you want?"

"Winnie the Pooh!"

"Okay, just be Winnie the Pooh. Do you want to see the Sugar Blower?"

"Yeah!" Ye Xiaonan nodded repeatedly.

Among the three production techniques, sugar blowing is the most difficult and time-consuming.

It can be traced back to the Song Dynasty, when it was called opera candy. It can be seen that in the eyes of the ancients, it was also a magical existence.

As times change, this craft gradually disappears in the long river of history.

Ye Chen put on his gloves, pulled out a piece of sugar syrup, pressed it into shape repeatedly, and stretched it into a thin line.

"Baby, come and breathe and close your eyes."

Ye Xiaonan opened her mouth and blew in a breath.

Then he covered his eyes tightly with both hands.

"Don't peek. Dad is going to use magic, and peeking won't work."

"Xiaonan won't peek, I'll give you four!"

Ye Chen quickly pinched the syrup and finished making it quickly.

"Okay, you can open your eyes!"

Ye Xiaonan looked over, and the candy had clearly transformed into the image of Winnie the Pooh!

Round ears, small eyes, slightly protruding belly, and a naive look.

Just like in the cartoon!
  The difference with Tom Cat is that that one is flat and this one is three-dimensional!

If the candy man could be colored, he could be pinched to look more like it!

"Wow, Dad is so awesome!" Ye Xiaonan took the Winnie the Pooh and liked it more and more.

She couldn't bear to eat the Tom Cat just now, let alone this Winnie the Pooh!

Keep it well!

Dad is so awesome, he really knows magic!
  "Actually, Xiao Nan's breath is also very important. Without you blowing, Dad wouldn't be able to make Winnie the Pooh!"

Ye Chen said with a smile, what children like most is the sense of participation.

If you want to coax a little one, take him to play games with you!
  "Hehe, of course Xiaonan is important! I am the most important person than dad!"

"of course."

Ye Chen touched her head and ruffled her hair.

"Daddy, can you make another one? I want to give it to Yaya!"

(End of this chapter)