My answer is: When I heard the term winter melon sugar for the first time, I felt it was very novel. My instinctive reaction was that it was a type of sugar. I later learned more about it after consulting the information.

At first I thought that winter melon candy got its name because its appearance is similar to that of winter melon. Unexpectedly, after checking the information, I was given another surprise. It turns out that it is a kind of candy made with winter melon as the main ingredient, called "

F" .

Just hearing the name winter melon candy, it is estimated that many people do not know it, because it is relatively rare in our daily life, and many people have never even seen it.

Winter melon candy has a bright color and is covered with white sugar. It tastes crisp and refreshing with moderate sweetness. It is a crisp and sweet snack.

Winter melon candy is mainly made from fresh winter melon and white sugar. Although it looks relatively simple in terms of raw materials, there are many details that need to be paid attention to in the production process.

Now I will share with you how to make this delicious and beautiful snack "Winter Melon Candy". Everyone is welcome to make and taste it.

—Prepare ingredients—Ingredients: 500 grams of fresh winter melon, 300 grams of white sugar, 200 grams of powdered sugar. Ingredients: 10 grams of lime powder, appropriate amount of water. — Start making — 1. Remove the skin of the fresh winter melon and cut it into 5cm long strips.

shape, then clean the winter melon strips and place them in a clean bowl for later use.

2. Take a slightly larger basin, pour an appropriate amount of water, add 10 grams of lime powder, and stir the lime powder evenly with a spoon until it is completely integrated into the water to form lime water.

3. Pour the processed winter melon strips into a basin filled with lime water. The height of the water should just exceed the height of the winter melon. If the water is not enough, you can add some more.

4. Let the winter melon soak in lime water for 12 hours, then drain the lime powder and take out the winter melon.

Prepare a basin filled with clean water, put the winter melon into it and soak it. Change the water every 2 hours and change the water 5 times. Finally, drain the water from the winter melon and put it in a bowl for later use.

5. Add an appropriate amount of water to the pot, bring to a boil over high heat, add the winter melon strips, and blanch the water for 5 minutes. Then drain the water from the winter melon, take it out, and put it into a bowl for later use.

6. Add 100 grams of white sugar to the bowl with the winter melon, mix the winter melon and sugar with your hands, and marinate for 12 hours.

Then pour the winter melon and sugar juice into the pot and boil over high heat for 10 minutes, then add 100 grams of white sugar, turn to medium to low heat and simmer for 1 hour.

7. Pour the boiled winter melon into a bowl together with the sugar juice, then pour 100 grams of white sugar into the bowl, stir the white sugar and winter melon together evenly again, and marinate for 1 hour.

8. Pour the pickled winter melon into the pot again, simmer over medium-low heat for 30 minutes, then pour the winter melon into a bowl, pour in 200 grams of powdered sugar, stir the winter melon while adding the powdered sugar, and mix the powdered sugar with it.

Stir evenly with the winter melon, and finally let the winter melon cool down slowly before eating.

——》When soaking the winter melon strips in lime water, be sure to dissolve the lime in the water before adding the winter melon strips.

——》When the winter melon strips are blanched, the time should not be too long. Blanching them for a long time will make the winter melon soft and tender, which is not conducive to the quality of the winter melon and the taste will not be good.

——》When adding the powdered sugar at the end, be sure to stir the winter melon strips while pouring them in. The temperature of the winter melon strips just out of the pot is relatively high. Remember not to pour the powdered sugar at once to prevent the powdered sugar from solidifying together when exposed to heat, which is not conducive to

Stir to combine.

——》Winter melon strips soaked in lime water should be soaked continuously with clean water, mainly to remove the residual lime smell on the surface of the winter melon.

1. Why should we soak winter melon strips in lime water?

Answer: When many people first heard about using lime water to soak winter melon, I believe they had the same reaction as me. They thought that the manufacturer used industrial lime, which is very harmful to the human body.

The lime used in winter melon candy refers to edible quicklime, which is edible, but you should not eat too much, as eating too much will cause flatulence.

Everyone is familiar with lime. Its chemical formula is calcium oxide. It is mainly used as a food additive in the production of many products. When making this winter melon candy, I first soaked the winter melon strips in lime water. Mainly

It uses the alkaline effect of calcium hydroxide formed after lime is dissolved in water to give the winter melon candy a special taste. At the same time, the calcium ions in the lime water can make the winter melon strips hard and not rotten after being cooked for a long time. This not only increases the sugar content, but also increases the sugar content.

It not only improves the flavor of winter melon candy, but also makes the winter melon candy hard and not broken, and the appearance is also good-looking.

2. Why do you need to add sugar in three times when making winter melon candy?

Answer: The crisp and sweet aroma is a must-have flavor for authentic winter melon candy.

How to fully integrate the white sugar into the winter melon, the time and order of adding the sugar become particularly critical. Next, I will analyze the detailed reasons for adding sugar three times.

Add 100 grams of white sugar for the first time. At this time, the winter melon has been completely cooked after blanching. The body of the winter melon contains a lot of water. The added white sugar will use its high osmotic pressure to slowly dehydrate the winter melon, and the water will flow out.

It will melt with the white sugar to form sugar water, which is beneficial to the absorption of winter melon.