It is said that moss is a special seasoning made of orange peel, radish, papaya and other ingredients, which is often used in old-fashioned traditional moon cakes, but it is not common now. Moss has always been a controversial food because many people don't like it.

But I have a deep memory of the post-80s generation and their parents! When I was a child, I couldn't wait to open the mooncakes and finish the stuffing, especially the red and green silk.

Pull it out by hand every time, it's greasy and chewy! In the era of poor materials, it is often placed in cakes as decoration to make cakes look more beautiful. The appearance of red and green symbolizes the beauty of life, and people who eat it can be as resilient as this green and red silk!

Produce green and red silk

Raw materials: fresh orange peel, sugar, alkali, lycopene, photosensitive pigment.

operation sequence/order

1. Wash five oranges with salt, dry and peel them, and cut them into small strips with scissors;

2. Mix the alkali and water evenly, and the water should not pass through the orange peel;

3. After soaking in water for five or six hours, repeatedly washing to remove the bitter taste of oranges;

4. Then divide it into two parts, drop one or two drops of red and green pigments respectively, add about 20 grams of sugar to each part, seal it and put it in the refrigerator for three to five days;

5. After three to five days, pour out the salt water, add about 20 grams of sugar respectively, stir well, seal and marinate for another two days;

6. Finally, you can dry it in the sun or bake it in the oven! (it has a certain toughness after entrance).

Green and red silk moon cakes, no matter how people spit, are not only delicious, but also a happy memory for me, a lover of food! Every time I want to eat, my family will buy it.

Compared with the tall packaging now, the previous packaging was very simple: the moon cake was covered with a piece of white paper, and the oil of the moon cake had already penetrated into the paper! In addition to these, all kinds of beautiful greetings are printed on the outside of the paper, and suddenly I feel that the traditional taste is really worth remembering!