Joe's Farming

Fresh milk must be sterilized at high temperature before it can be made into butter.

Qiao Yu asked Bai Lan and Xia He to boil the milk first.

"Just let it bubble up a little, don't let it boil."

After giving the instructions, Qiao Yu went to the cellar to see how the wine he made last time was fermenting.

Although it is said to be visible, it cannot actually be opened. It has been filtered once before, and now we have to wait for it to ferment for three months, which will have to wait until January next year.

Qiao Yu leaned in and smelled it, and there was a faint fruity scent.

As long as it's not broken.

Qiao Yu went back to check on the milk without worry. The milk had cooled down for a while and a milk skin had slowly formed on the surface. Qiao Yu asked Bai Lan to wait until the milk was completely at room temperature before putting it in the cellar. And it had to be placed in the ice cellar.

Since the fat and other ingredients in the milk have different densities from other substances, the milk will naturally separate after a period of time. When the cream floats up, you can just scoop it out with a colander and filter it.

If you scoop out this fat-rich milk with a spoon, you get cream.

The cream is stirred until thick and then filtered, and the resulting fat is butter.

After Bai Lan put the milk in, she asked Qiao Yu, "Boss, are you just going to leave it there and not care about it?"

Qiao Yu nodded: "Well, let's talk about it tomorrow morning."

When Hongxiu came to have lunch at noon, she heard that Qiao Yu was going to make butter. After asking about the method, she found that it was quite similar to the way she made milk tofu.

Qiao Yu smiled and said, "It was my sister-in-law's method that made me think of butter should be made in this way.

But this is my first time doing this, so I don’t know if it will work yet, I’ll see how it goes tomorrow morning.”

Hongxiu: "I think it's OK. It doesn't matter if I can't make it. As long as it's not bad, I can still use it to make milk tofu."

Qiao Yu recalled that there was no milk at home before, so they either drank all the milk or made milk tofu, but now Song Xiaoyu would deliver milk to them every day.

Then dairy products don’t have to be so single, you can make more of them.

"Sister-in-law, since you can make milk tofu, can you make yogurt?"

When Li Xin heard about yogurt, he was so excited that he almost choked. The three little ones sitting next to him looked at him worriedly.

In the past, he loved to eat yogurt with various fresh fruit pieces in the summer, and it was absolutely delicious after being chilled.

Hong Xiu had never heard of yogurt, but she thought of the fact that Qiao Yu had called it milk tofu by another name, so she asked:

"Tell me what it tastes like. Maybe I know."

Gu Xiaoyan: "Little Daddy, I want to know too, is it delicious?"

Seeing that Li Xin seemed to want to say something, Qiao Yu smiled and said, "Let Li Xin speak. He looks like he has eaten it."

Li Xin: "It's a food made from fermented milk. It's sour and thick, and looks like tofu pudding. It's especially delicious when mixed with fruit."

Hongxiu: "Does it taste very sour, but it tastes especially good with some sugar and honey? Some people like it and think it's just the right amount of sour, while some people think it tastes weird after taking a bite."

Li Xin and Qiao Yu both nodded.

"Yes, that's it."

Li Xin: "Yes, yes, yes. When I was a kid, I almost vomited when I first ate it, but the second time I tasted it, I thought it was very fragrant and had a rich flavor."

Hongxiu understood and said with a smile: "Then I understand. Yogurt does sound better."

Gu Gang asked curiously, "What is it?"

Hongxiu looked at him meaningfully and said, "You have eaten it."

Gu Gang recalled his memories of that time when he was in a daze, and finally found something that was similar to what Li Xin had described.

Ok……

Gu Gang frowned and looked at Qiao Yu: "Brother-in-law, do you and Li Xin like to eat fermented bean curd?"

Qiao Yu was stunned for just a moment before she realized that fermented milk would smell like rotten milk to people who didn't know the smell.

The term "fermented bean curd" is also very appropriate.

Gu Feng is worthy of being Gu Gang’s younger brother. When he heard his elder brother was talking about fermented bean curd, his brows immediately frowned. His son Qiao likes to eat this kind of thing?

"Hahahaha, so it's called fermented tofu. No wonder I've never heard my sister-in-law mention it. Judging from my brother's expression, he probably doesn't like it very much."

Gu Gang nodded without denying: "It's too sour, I can tell the milk is spoiled just by smelling it, but Hongxiu insisted on feeding it to me."

Hong Xiu said a little embarrassedly: "We were too poor at that time, and there was no sugar in the fermented bean curd, so it was naturally very sour.

I didn’t expect you guys like this kind of food, Qiao’er. I’ll make it for you tomorrow.”

Li Xin immediately smiled sweetly and said, "Thank you, Sister Hongxiu. Is it hard? If it is hard, don't do it."

Hong Xiu shook her head: "It's not difficult, but I haven't made it for a long time, I don't know if it can be fermented well. If it is done, save some fermented bean curd, it will be easy to make next time."

Qiao Yu nodded in understanding. That should be the strain. The first fermentation was successful. Keep the strain well. Next time you want to eat it, just put the strain in fresh milk and wait for it to ferment. It is the same thing as the strain powder in the real world.

However, Qiao Yu was not worried at all that Hongxiu would not succeed. He felt that cheese, such a difficult thing, could be made by Hongxiu as if it were a piece of cake, so yogurt would be even more of a piece of cake.

He has already begun to imagine a comfortable life eating iced sour fruit yogurt the day after tomorrow.

Gu Feng quietly asked him: "Qiao'er, is it really delicious?"

Qiao Yu nodded affirmatively: "It's delicious, and yogurt is made very quickly. As long as sister-in-law succeeds, we can eat it the day after tomorrow. I'll add some ice then, you can try it."

But speaking of ice, his family’s winter ice storage is almost gone.

Fortunately, the hottest time has passed and the weather has begun to gradually cool down.

Although Gu Feng was skeptical, he still said as usual: "Okay."

After finishing her meal, Qiao Yu carried Gu Heng back to the bedroom for a nap. As usual, Gu Feng took off Gu Heng's coat first, and then covered him with his own small quilt.

"Husband, do you feel that our son has gained a lot of weight since he started drinking milk?"

Qiao Yu poked Gu Heng's chubby face.

Gu Heng smiled at him happily.

"No, I think the baby is very well behaved like this, he is white and plump. And he is growing taller, look how powerful his calves are when kicking."

Gu Feng said lovingly.

Gu Heng seemed to understand and chuckled at his father.

"Husband, do you still remember that some time ago, you said that you would run to the mountains every day?"

It seemed like I only went there on the second day, and after that I stayed at home to take care of the children.

Sometimes Bai Lan and Xia He even tried to take it away but still couldn’t.

Upon hearing this, Gu Feng scratched his son's face, which made Gu Heng laugh again.

"Every time I see him smile, I don't want to go anywhere. I just want to stay with you guys."

Gu Feng said softly.

"No new fox-fur scarf for you this year, Jo."

Let him stay in the mountains for another ten days or half a month to hunt, not to mention Qiao Yu, even he himself would feel reluctant to let him go.

Qiao Yu said gently, "I haven't brought enough scarves yet. But you, my husband, do you want anything?"

Gu Feng looked at Gu Heng who was drowsy on his left and Qiao Yu who was leaning against him on his right.

“I don’t want anything anymore because I already have everything I want.”