Chapter 115 (1/2)
”How are the villagers at that time...” whenever the fourth grandfather talked about what happened in the past in his spare time, he would smoke a pot with a cigarette bag and sigh.
”At that time, when the villagers came to extract oil, they dried and screened the raw materials at home, which saved us a lot of work. At that time, when the villagers took the oil to the oil mill, they would weigh the raw materials and record them in the account. After pressing, they could divide the oil according to the proportion. And the villagers with less raw materials simply don't squeeze oil, but exchange a few Jin of oil and go. ”
The fourth grandfather's words are well remembered by the stone bear. Those villagers were really good at that time. After all, they had to extract oil. The preparatory work was rather tedious. Just screening and drying is a hard work.
But these jobs were all done in advance by the villagers. In those years, they saved a lot of time and energy for the workers of the oil press.
Shi Xiong clearly remembers that the fourth grandfather's oil press contained more oil than the one he had ordered. Although the oil press is thick, it is much shorter, so the oil cake compartment can only hold 360 Jin of oil at most. The fourth grandfather's oil press was able to hold 450 Jin of oil.
The most important thing is that when the villagers come to the oil press, they will help themselves as long as they can. Some can burn fire to prepare firewood, some can help to push and grind the crushed materials, some can help to steam the powder, some can help to press the plate, and some can help to press. Anyway, none of the villagers who came to the oil press shop were idle.
At that time, the villagers were really like a family. It's not like in the next 20 years, even the feelings between the villagers have become weak
”Oh, there's more and more oil.”
”The oil is so clear. It's much clearer than the oil made from fat meat.”
”The oil should be delicious.”
”You only know how to eat. You didn't hear the guardian say that this oil is used for cooking. But what is cooking? Is it delicious... ”
The sound of Wu Yang's comments brought the stone bear back from his memory.
He can't help but sigh a long time.
The fourth grandfather passed away long ago, but he also inexplicably passed through this era. His parents and younger sister will never see him again
Shaking his head, he put aside the worries in his mind. The stone bear went to the oil press and squatted down, carefully looking at the first basin of oil he squeezed in this era.
This basin of oil is called ”touzheyou” according to the name of my hometown.
However, because the first pressed oil is pressed by steaming powder particles to raise the temperature, the first pressed oil has heavy water content, turbid quality, poor appearance and easy to accumulate oil. However, it is very fragrant when it is used to fry vegetables and tofu.
In fact, it's not only the first oil, but also the second oil. The reason is very simple. The fourth grandfather said that for the oil squeezed by wood, it's better not to contact with metal objects. The oil squeezed in that way is called a fragrance. But the metal ring is used when pressing the plate, even if it is the best metal, once it comes into contact with the oil, the oil will not taste pure.
Fourth grandfather also said that when wood pressing was used in some southern provinces, the pressing plate was made of bamboo strips instead of iron rings. This kind of oil cake made of bamboo plate, the oil squeezed out is more fragrant.
But in this era, in this backward Indian tribe, it's very good to extract vegetable oil. As for the taste, let's put it first.
After Kuaima smashed the second wooden wedge into the extrusion chamber completely, more and more oil leaked down the oil dripping hole. It didn't take long for Kuaima to pick up two big pottery pots, which contained 60-70 Jin of oil.