1. Making ginger juice: Wash fresh ginger, mince it with a meat grinder, add a little water and mix well, and squeeze out ginger juice for later use.

2. Making cake powder: Wash glutinous rice with warm water at 50 ~ 60℃ for 4 ~ 5 minutes, take it out and spread it in a dustpan to drain the water, fry it with river sand fire the next morning, don't fry it yellow, then grind it into fine vermicelli (cake powder, also called hero powder), then spread it in the dustpan and expose it to the ground for 2 ~ 3 days, so that there is no noise when kneading dough.

3. Boil brown sugar: add water to brown sugar, filter and precipitate to remove impurities, then put ginger juice and cake powder into the pot (a small amount should be added gradually to avoid caking) and continue cooking. The temperature should be controlled at 80 ~ 90℃, so it is not suitable to start a fire. Stir well while baking, so that the starch and ginger juice gradually become thick paste. Add high-quality cooked oil, continue to boil, then add sesame seeds and spices and mix well.

4. Slice the ginger paste and put it on the table: spoon the prepared ginger paste on the table, spread it out and cool it, then slice it with a skewer, cut it into strips with a length of 8 cm and a width of 3 cm, and box it.

Second, ginger sugar

1, Ginger Sugar is a delicious name, which originated in the south of China. It is a mixture of ginger juice extracted from ginger and brown sugar. At present, most of the products sold in supermarkets are solid sugar blocks refined from high-grade starch; In the south, glutinous rice is added to make gingerbread balls. Because ginger has the function of eliminating dampness and dispelling cold, it can also alleviate the bitter taste of people when they are dry, so it is especially suitable for eating in humid climate in the south and rainy season in the north.

Ginger sugar originated in the south, which is a specialty of Fenghuang in western Hunan and Qufu in Shandong Province. It is made by mixing ginger juice extracted from ginger with brown sugar.

Step 2: Efficacy

Foods containing ginger are generally spicy, mainly because ginger contains gingerol, which can promote the secretion of salivary glands and gastrointestinal digestive glands, promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, stimulate appetite, help digestion and regulate gastrointestinal function. Therefore, people who usually have poor digestion and flatulence can also put some ginger candy around them.

Step 3: taboo

Ginger sugar is really helpful for treating colds, but it is only suitable for patients with chills and fever after being caught in the rain, not for patients with summer heat or wind-heat colds, nor for heatstroke. In addition, taking fresh ginger juice can cure vomiting caused by cold, but it is ineffective for other types of vomiting.

Secondly, anyone who suffers from excessive fire due to yin deficiency, red eyes and internal heat, or who suffers from carbuncle, furuncle, gastric ulcer, diabetes and hemorrhoids should not eat ginger candy for a long time.

Ginger sugar is pungent and warm, which is a hot food and should not be eaten more. People who usually love sore throat, dry eyes, dry stool and excessive internal heat should pay more attention.