In late summer and early autumn, in the vegetable fields outside the village, green leek seedlings are covered with white leek flowers, and a large vegetable field is covered with cages. Seen from a distance, it is white, as if there is a layer of frost and snow. The unique fragrance of leek is fragrant, refreshing and intoxicating.

It's time to crush leeks again.

There is a custom in the rural areas of southern Shanxi-when leeks are in full bloom, every household should grind them. Ground chives are stored in ceramic pots and often served as side dishes all year round. They are bright green, spicy, mellow, delicious and convenient.

Leek was originally milled with a Daqing stone mill. Rice milling needs animals to pull, leeks don't need animals to pull, and people can push them. Whenever someone grinds leeks, there is no need to scream, and a group of babies have long been scrambling to occupy the grinding rod. When the householder spread leek flowers and various ingredients on the grinding plate, the dolls twittered and pushed the grinding rod hard, and the rolling quickly turned. Urge the lay man to leave quickly! Sweep the semi-finished products squeezed to the edge of the grinding disk back and forth. While sweeping, he shouted, "Slow down! Slow down! " Monkey mutton ",in a short time, more than ten kilograms of leeks were successfully ground out." After the master cleaned up the leeks on the ground, the dolls broke the steamed bread they had brought in half, put it on the millstone one by one, and gently pushed the roller, and the steamed bread was rolled into flat porcelain pieces. The leek residue and juice left on the drum and the drum are tightly attached to the surface of the steamed stuffed bun, and the spicy taste penetrates into the steamed stuffed bun. Take a bite of bread and chew it carefully. Crispy and delicious, spicy and delicious. The purpose of the dolls scrambling to push the mill has been achieved. Joy and happiness are incomparable. Some people burst into tears and kept eating. The more they eat, the more they want to eat. I enjoyed this joy and happiness when I was a child.

With the progress of society, rice milling and milling have been mechanized and electrified, and the ancient stone mill has long since "retired". There are several mills in a village, but now there are none, so we have to pound leeks with garlic mortar made of limestone. The children all like to eat leeks pounded by my wife and me. Praise our shallot paste for its clean and beautiful color, rich fragrance, mellow taste and moderate spicy taste. It is much more delicious than the shallot bought in the market after long-term storage. I can say without modesty, "That's true!" Look at our meticulous work, you will be convinced.

First of all, choose fresh and tender leek flowers, green and firm peppers, sweet and sour apples, and old turmeric that has just fallen from the tree. Then carefully cut, peel off the calyx of leek flower and pinch off individual withered stamens; Cut the pepper in half with a knife, remove the white tendons from the seeds and corners, and cut the pepper skin into small pieces; Peel the apple and cut it into small pieces; Ginger peeled and mashed. Wash leek flowers with clean well water for three times, and pepper twice, and spread them indoors where there are no ants and flies to dry. When everything is ready, you can start pounding leeks.

The order before and after mashing leek flowers into mortar is very particular. First, put a proper amount of pepper into a garlic mortar and mash it. Because the pepper skin is tough and difficult to mash, it must be mashed separately (otherwise, small pieces of pepper will appear in the finished product, which is neither good-looking nor delicious), and then the chives will be added in proportion. After mashing and mixing, add appropriate amount of apples and ginger. After all mashed and mixed evenly, finally add salt and stir evenly, which is the finished product-leek. At this time, the strong fragrance of shallots will diffuse in the surrounding air and float into the nasal cavity, making people salivate, and even passers-by will smell the fragrance and arouse their appetite.

Leek is difficult to pound. Because the garlic paste is small, it must be pounded one by one. Only two or three leeks can be pounded out of each box, and it takes about a day to pound leeks. Holding garlic pestle up and down, it takes at least thirty or fifty times to get together. After a few hours, my hands and feet are numb and my arms and legs are tired. Occasionally, the protection is not strict, and the spilled pepper water enters the eyes, making tears cross-flow. At this time, you just need to pause, rinse your eyes with clear water, and you can continue to beat after your vision is restored.

My wife and I pound more than ten kilograms of leeks every year. Although hard, we are full of energy and enjoy it. That kind of long production process and earthy sensory enjoyment is the irresistible ultimate temptation. As the fruits of victory, some mashed leeks were reserved for myself and some were given to my friends. In fact, most of them are entrusted to my two daughters and children who work in Taiyuan. The eldest son-in-law is an old family member. Once he received the leek flowers we sent him, and he couldn't wait for joy. He immediately picked up a soft steamed bun, broke it in half and stuffed it with leeks. It tastes sweet and delicious, and I like it while eating. Delicious. Delicious. You can't buy such fresh food in the market.

Although leek is not a valuable dish, it is full of our deep affection, deep affection and earthy flavor of hometown, so that they will never forget their roots even when they go to the ends of the earth.

Pei Feng, formerly known as Pei, male, Han nationality, party member of the Communist Party of China, chemical engineer.

19361/kloc-0 was born in beishandi village, Xia county, and settled in dongguan village after liberation.

1958 graduated from Taiyuan No.1 Chemical Engineering School and joined the work in the same year.

Worked as a technician and foreman on duty in Taiyuan Chemical Fertilizer Plant;

Xiaxian cable factory served as deputy director;

Xia county chemical fertilizer plant as a technician, production section chief and deputy director;

Deputy director and director of Xiaxian Phosphate Fertilizer Plant;

Xiaxian Lactic Acid Factory was appointed as the first deputy director and chief engineer.

1994 After his retirement, he established the Chemical Technology Service Department as the manager.