A catty of rice poured on the lye water one or two mix (a catty of block lye, with a catty of water into lye), or you can use edible lye or face lye can be used, according to 1 catty of glutinous rice put a small half spoon (seasoning spoon) of lye.

The first step: 4 hours in advance to soak the glutinous rice in water, so that the rice tastes tough.

The second step: choose a handful of clean straw and burn it with fire, the ashes are contained in a dustpan, which is placed on a bucket and drenched with water on top. Then you can fish out the soaked glutinous rice, put it into the bucket to soak for a while, and after two minutes you can fish it out and reserve it. The function of this kind of ash water is very special, it makes the rice dumplings have a fresh smell, and make the rice dumplings golden color, looks beautiful. Soil ash is the old way, now it is popular to use baking soda. The procedure is more simple, the soaked rice mixed with soda, rice meets the soda will become a golden yellow, but with soda flavor is not pure enough, not that kind of fragrance.