Ice candy gourd is a traditional Chinese snack, especially in winter time is particularly common, in the street can always be seen selling sugar gourd, that in addition to the traditional use of cottage, ice candy gourd can also be used with what fruits

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Ice candy gourd can be used with what fruits to do?

Apples, yams, hawthorn, oranges, strawberries, bananas, grapes, kiwis and so on can be.

Nowadays, a lot of fruit sugar gourds are available on the market, and there is no restriction on the types of fruits, and the flavors are getting more and more popular.

If you want to do it yourself, just choose your favorite fruit.

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Ice candy gourd authentic practice

String Fruit:

Select fresh full, even-sized hawthorn, wash, remove the root and remove the tip, cut the hawthorn at the waist, use a knife to dig out the core of the fruit, and add the bean paste, mung bean paste, and so on, your favorite filling. Then close the two petals and skewer them with bamboo sticks.

Boiling Sugar:

Pour sugar and water into the pot according to the amount of 2:1, simmer over high heat for about 20 minutes, during which time you can stir, note that after 20 minutes the water is already very little, boiling very much, and, the sugar is already bubbling up with tiny dense bubbles, just like light golden beer. You can use chopsticks to dip the syrup, if you can slightly pull out the silk, it means it is ready. If the time is too long, the color will turn brown, can obviously pull out the silk means that the sugar has been burnt, then lost the original sweet taste. Remember, try not to blow the wind while the soup is simmering, in order to make the sugar color translucent.

Dipping in sugar:

Tilt the pot so that the hawthorns are all dipped in sugar. Gently turn the skewered hawthorn against the bubbles rising from the simmering hot sugar to coat it with a thin layer. Dipping the hawthorn into the sugar may seem simple, but it takes skill. If the sugar is wrapped too thick, it is a failure if you can't bite into the fruit. A thin, even layer of sugar is considered a success.

Cooling:

Put the hawthorn skewers dipped in sugar on the water board to cool for two or three minutes. The so-called water board is a smooth wooden board that has been soaked in water for a longer period of time and has a lower temperature, while the wood is absorbent and can help the sugar skewers cool and set. When you make it at home, you can use a cutting board instead, as long as you put the board in the water to soak more before use, and a marble board is also a good choice.