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Jewel orchid has both attractive flowers and leaves, making it an excellent ornamental plant
The jewel orchid is a beautiful and intriguing potted orchid, also known as the jewelry orchid, and can be used in rock bonsai arrangements. Its clusters of small, snow-white, crystal-clear flowers have a unique form, its leaf patterns and leaf colors are beautiful, and its fleshy stems resemble giant silkworms, segmented one section after another; cutting them into sections with a sterilized sharp knife allows for propagation. To get this common orchid, the jewel orchid, to bloom, the following points must be noted: 1. Constant adequate moisture - the jewel orchid is native to humid, semi-shaded environments, and is difficult to bloom when too dry. It is best to use high-quality wet sphagnum moss; absorbent
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Making Potato Starch Noodles
1. Process flow. Raw material selection → starch processing → making the starch paste and kneading the dough → extruding the noodles through a perforated ladle → cooling and drying the noodles as the finished product. 2. Key operating points: (1) Raw material selection: choose potatoes free of insect damage and rot, and wash off the mud, sand and dirt on the skin. (2) Starch processing: crush and filter the washed potatoes, add an appropriate amount of sour slurry and stir to let it settle (the sour slurry water is made by separately storing the clear water from the first settling). The amount of sour slurry used depends on the air temperature. If the temperature is around 10°C
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Making Potato Jam
Frozen-storage spinach can be divided into two types: ordinary frozen storage and ventilated cool storage. (1) Ordinary frozen storage method: choose a shaded, dry place, set up a shade barrier along an east-west orientation, and dig one or several trenches within the shaded area on the north side of the barrier. Their specifications vary with the regional climate conditions. In the Beijing area, the trench depth is mostly about 15 cm, and the width depends on the size of the spinach bundles and the quantity placed, generally about 30 cm. Then spread a layer of fine sand on the bottom of the trench. Wait until the temperature steadily drops below 0°C, then bundle the spinach into bunches and place them in, immediately covering with a layer of fine sand. As the weather gets colder, cover with soil in stages; the thickness and number of soil coverings depend on the regional climate conditions.
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Rice cultivation in cold regions requires water-saving irrigation, selection of improved varieties, making the most of accumulated temperature, and growing strong seedlings
Heilongjiang Province is located in a high-cold region, where heat and water resources are relatively scarce, annual atmospheric precipitation is extremely unevenly distributed, spring is windy with little rain, and drought is quite severe. The author discusses how to achieve water-saving, high-quality, and high-yield rice cultivation in cold regions. 1. Selecting excellent varieties is the prerequisite for ensuring high-quality and high-yield rice. The varieties that rice farmers plant directly affect the quality and yield of rice. Therefore, in production, varieties with a suitable maturity period, excellent quality, stable and high yield, and strong stress resistance should be selected. First, select varieties that have passed national approval, been named, and promoted, which can ensure relatively stable rice traits, steady and rising yields, and safe and reliable use; second, introduce varieties with suitable maturity periods according to different accumulated temperature zones, and never introduce varieties across zones; third, pay attention to seed quality, and select first-grade improved seeds with a purity above 98%, a germination rate above 90%, and a moisture content no higher than 14% for production use; fourth, purchase seeds from nationally certified seed companies, research institutes, and agricultural colleges, and eliminate blind planting; fifth, in actual planting, unify varieties as much as possible, plant in contiguous fields, form scale, and achieve industrialized planting.
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A Detailed Guide to the Processing and Making of Beijing Roast Duck
Beijing Roast Duck is a famous specialty of Beijing, made from Beijing force-fed duck. The product is characterized by golden, glossy skin, white, fine and tender meat, and crisp skin with fragrant meat. Its process flow is: raw material preparation -> scalding the skin and applying color -> air-drying the carcass -> roasting -> removing from the oven and brushing with oil. 1. Raw material preparation: select a healthy duck of 2.5-3 kg, slaughter it by the method of cutting the three tubes, then remove the feathers and internal organs, cut off the duck feet and wings, and wash clean with water. 2. Scalding the skin and hanging color: after pouring boiling water over the duck body 4 times, pour maltose water (maltose:water = 1:6) over it.
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A Detailed Guide to the Processing Techniques and Methods for Making Dried Shrimp
Main raw materials: Acetes shrimp, salt, etc. Equipment and tools: iron wok, baskets, flow-through stove. Production method: Grade and sort the Acetes shrimp; if there is a lot of debris, use a sieve to screen it; if the raw materials are not clean, wash them, then place them in baskets to drain, with each basket holding about 6 kg of Acetes shrimp. The following methods can be used for cooking: ① Basket-rotating cooking method. Fill an iron wok with a diameter of 90 cm seven-tenths full of fresh water, add 2 kg of salt, and after bringing to a boil, sprinkle an appropriate amount of salt onto the basket of drained shrimp (at a ratio of 15 kg of salt per 50 kg of premium-grade Acetes shrimp, 2.5 kg of salt for grade-one shrimp, 3.5 kg of salt for grade-two shrimp, and 4.5 kg of salt for grade-three shrimp), then place it into the wok, cover with a lid, and after it comes to a boil, remove the lid and use a basket needle to prod the basket body so that it rotates, making the shrimp cook evenly; when the shrimp whiskers straighten out, take out the shrimp basket and place it in a ventilated place to cool. Generally, change the water in the wok once every 5-8 baskets cooked, to prevent the wok water from becoming too salty and affecting the quality of the finished product.
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Method for making homemade candied mushrooms from fresh mushrooms after picking
Process flow: material selection → pretreatment → sugar soaking → sugar boiling → baking → packaging. 1. Raw material selection: choose fresh mushrooms with medium-sized caps, natural color, intact shape, and no disease or insect spots as raw materials. 2. Pretreatment: 1. Salt water soaking: remove impurities from the harvested fresh mushrooms, immediately put them into 1%-2% salt water and soak for 4 hours-6 hours to increase the firmness of the mushroom bodies. 2. Blanching: pour the cleaned and drained mushroom bodies that have been soaked in salt water into boiling water and blanch for 7 minutes-9 minutes to destroy enzyme activity and prevent browning of the mushroom bodies. 3
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A Detailed Guide to Making Jasmine Tea at Home
Some people grow jasmine at home and can use the following simple method to make jasmine tea themselves. Made at home and drunk at home, it has a flavor all its own. First, put the tea leaves (generally the finest green tea is chosen) in a container and heat them slowly over a fire until the tea leaves feel hot to the touch, then let them cool and place them in a box for later use. Be careful not to overheat them and scorch them. Pick jasmine flowers that are at the peak of releasing their fragrance and put them in the box (about 10 to 20 flowers are needed for 50 grams of tea leaves), mix them evenly with the tea leaves, and do not put the lid on, so that the jasmine flowers naturally release their fragrance and the tea leaves absorb it. After about one full day
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How to make watermelon rind taste good? The method for making licorice watermelon rind strips
Watermelon rind is rich in carbohydrates, minerals and vitamins, and has effects such as clearing heat and detoxifying, and promoting urination. The following introduces the technique for making licorice watermelon rind strips: Cut into strips. Thoroughly wash fresh watermelon rind with clean water, drain off the water, remove the green outer skin and the red flesh, then use a stainless steel knife to cut the watermelon rind into strips 0.2 cm wide and 6 cm long. Salting. First mix sodium benzoate and table salt, in amounts of 0.1% and 10% of the weight of the watermelon rind strips respectively. Then, in a container, salt in the order of one layer of watermelon rind and one layer of mixed salt, with a somewhat larger amount of mixed salt on the topmost layer. The salting time is generally 24 to 48 hours. Rinsing. Put the salted watermelon rind strips into a container holding clean water, changing the water once every 1 hour, until the salt content in the watermelon rind strips drops to 1% (the salt content is tested with a handheld salinity refractometer). Sugar processing. Put the rinsed watermelon rind strips into a bamboo basket and drain off the water. Then, in a container, process with sugar in the order of one layer of watermelon rind strips and one layer of sucrose. The amount of sucrose used is 20% of the fresh watermelon rind strips, and the sugar processing time is 24 to 48 hours. Baking. Take out the sugar-processed watermelon rind, drain off the sugar liquid thoroughly, arrange it evenly on a baking tray, send it into the drying room, and bake at 65 to 70 degrees C until the moisture content of the watermelon rind is 25%. Auxiliary ingredient formula. Calculated per 100 kg of fresh watermelon rind strips, prepare the auxiliary ingredients: sodium saccharin 0.05 kg, monosodium glutamate 0.2 kg, citric acid 0.05 kg, table salt 0.5 kg, potassium sorbate 0.01 kg. Soaking the auxiliary ingredients. Place the dried watermelon rind strips in a container. Dissolve the auxiliary ingredients according to the formula in licorice water, pour into the container, and mix the watermelon rind strips thoroughly from top to bottom. On the second day, mix from top to bottom another 1 to 2 times, leave for 2 days, take out the watermelon rind strips and bake them. The licorice aqueous solution is made by boiling 4 kg of licorice and 25 kg of water per 100 kg of fresh watermelon rind strips, and filtering it. Baking. Evenly arrange the watermelon rind strips that have been soaked with auxiliary ingredients on a baking tray, and send them into the drying room for baking. It is suitable to control the drying room temperature at 60 to 65 degrees C. During baking, turn them several times, and when the moisture content of the product drops to about 25%, the baking is finished. Mixing in licorice powder. Cool the watermelon rind strips at room temperature. Mix licorice powder (used in an amount of 0.1% of the fresh watermelon rind strips) into the watermelon strips, and mix evenly to obtain the finished product.
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Detailed Explanation of the Making Methods and Steps of Lingzhi (Reishi) Bonsai
1. Selection of materials: Different types of pots should be chosen according to the species, color, form, and size of the lingzhi (reishi). Generally, dark-colored ceramic pots are better. If it is red lingzhi or Matsutake lingzhi (Ganoderma tsugae), brown or purple pots are ideal, as they make the color tone harmonious, simple and elegant. If it is black zizhi (Ganoderma sinense) or black lingzhi, white porcelain pots should be chosen, using strong contrast to highlight the features of the lingzhi's form. Pots with the same or similar color tone as the lingzhi should not be chosen, to avoid a monotonous color tone. For lingzhi materials, wild-collected or artificially cultivated ones can be used. Artificially
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