Back To The 80s: President's Doted Wife

Chapter 69: Chapter 69: Iced Slush

What is shaved ice? In her previous life, she had seen this dessert commonly served at many sweet shops and favored by young girls. With the weather growing increasingly hot, she recalled the shaved ice she had eaten before when she saw the refrigerator at the restaurant.

Cheng Su had already frozen a basin of ice with cold boiled water in preparation. Now, with leftover pineapples, she planned to make some pineapple jam as a sweet sauce topping.

Speaking of pineapple jam, it was something she thought of from the strawberry sauce added to ice cream in McDonald’s of the past. Although strawberries weren’t available yet, it didn’t matter since they had pineapple.

After listening to her explanation, Qiulan sliced the pineapple and soaked it in salt water before chopping it into small pieces.

The cooking, of course, was carried out by Cheng Su herself. She started by adding white sugar and rock sugar, squeezed in some lemon juice that she bought, and stirred everything together evenly, then poured it into a small pot. She heated it over low heat until the water was all evaporated, leaving the pineapple jam thick and ready.

Cheng Su tasted it, finding it delightfully tangy and sweet.

”Wow, it tastes even better than sweet and sour pork!” exclaimed Qiulan, her face lighting up with surprise as she tried some.

”It’s not much now since it’s hot. Wait until it’s completely cooled, that’s when it’s truly delicious,” Cheng Su said, blinking her eyes.

”Sister Su, you’re so capable!”

Cheng Su smiled contentedly and placed the entire pot of jam in well water to cool it. Then she took out the prepared ice and took turns with Qiulan to crush it with a hammer.

It was a pity they didn’t have a machine to crush the ice. If they did, they could have simply put it in and stirred, and it would have turned into small pieces without the need to hammer it so laboriously.

She placed the finely crushed ice in a bowl and ladled a generous spoonful of jam over it, then tasted it.

The chill dispelled the heat, leaving behind a refreshing sweet and sour sensation, appealing to both the young and old. If she sold this, it would definitely be tastier than popsicles made with plain sugar water!

”Here, have a taste,” Cheng Su offered a bowl to Qiulan.

Qiulan looked at the bowl and said, ”It looks delicious!” then took a spoonful and her eyes sparkled.

”What do you think?”

Qiulan smiled and said, ”It’s tastier than a popsicle. How did you come up with this?”

Cheng Su was quite pleased and replied, ”I’m a foodie. I always research food, hehe. The way we crushed the ice didn’t quite meet my expectations. If it were crushed finely by a machine, that would be the real deal. Besides, if I knew how to make ice cream, that would be even tastier. But for now, we have nothing, and making that would require a lot of effort, so let’s stick to ice,” she said.

Qiulan was genuinely astounded and said, ”Even this shaved ice is an eye-opener for me, let alone what you called ice cream, which must be even more amazing, right?”

”You will taste it eventually,” Cheng Su responded.

Qiulan thought to herself that she had no idea what that was and wondered if it was expensive.

”Another bowl?” Seeing their bowls empty, Cheng Su laughed and served another, saying, ”In this hot weather, eating this is just to feel refreshed. But you shouldn’t have too much, or it might upset your stomach. Even if you love it, don’t overindulge. I only have you as an employee, and if you get sick, I’ll have no one to work.”

Qiulan’s face turned red, and she nodded.

Cheng Su finished another whole bowl of shaved ice. Her restaurant was near a school and, with the weather being so hot, if she sold shaved ice, many students would likely come, right?

Thinking of this idea, her eyes began to shine.

With a luxury item like a refrigerator and her culinary skills, selling shaved ice on hot summer days would be a great way to pad her purse. Why not give it a try?