How are preserved eggs made? According to legend, during the Taichang period of the Ming Dynasty, a small teahouse in Wujiang County, Jiangsu Province, the owner knew how to do business, so the business was booming. Because of the lack of manpower, the owner poured the soaked tea into the ashes when entertaining guests. Coincidentally, the owner also raised several chickens and loved to lay eggs in the ashes. When the owner picked up the eggs, it was inevitable that there were omissions. Once, when the owner was cleaning the ashes and tea dregs, he found many eggs, which he thought could not be done. This is the original metamorphosis.

formula: 1 eggs, 2 ounces of alkaline flour, 3 ounces of salt, 2 ounces of dried yellow mud, 8 ounces of quicklime, 3 kilograms of plant ash, a certain amount of sawdust and a proper amount of clear water. Boil 1 grams of tea in a bowl of water (optional).

① prepare a cauldron with flaring. Then pour in water, slowly pour in quicklime, and stir evenly with a long shovel. Because a lot of heat will be generated at this time, be careful not to touch it with your hands. When the temperature drops slightly, add plant ash, dried yellow mud, alkaline noodles, salt and tea. Then continue to stir, pay attention to control the thin consistency, as long as it can be wrapped with eggs, not too thick. Then let it cool naturally.

② Select the eggs, remove the ones with tiny cracks, then put them into the mud prepared above and wrap them with a layer of mud. Make a circle with a wire, fish out the egg and put it on sawdust, so that it is covered with sawdust, and it must be covered with sawdust, and there can be no exposed place. Don't take this step by hand. One is to prevent the hands from corroding, and the other is to avoid uneven mud on the eggs.

③ Pick up the eggs covered with sawdust, put them in a box and keep them sealed from light. The temperature is just right now, usually it will be ready in 4-7 days. You can take out a check in the middle. There are two specific methods. One is shaking. If there is no feeling of shaking, it means it. You can also use strong light to illuminate and see through the luminosity. Or just open one and have a look Finally, spread out the eggs and put them in a ventilated place to dry.