[Comprehensive Classics] Different Jane

Taking advantage of the end of the round, Jane quickly interjected, "It's almost time for dinner, Merry Christmas."

"Merry Christmas." Mycroft straightened up.

"Oh, it's so late, we've been playing for so long." Mrs. Holmes kissed Jane on the cheek, "Merry Christmas, dear. Sherlock, put away the table." Then she hurried to get ready. .

"I'm going upstairs to have a rest, shall we go together?" Jane held out her hand to Mycroft.

"Of course, my dear," Mycroft naturally agreed.

An hour later, the dinner officially began, and everyone was sitting in the dining room in formal attire.

Although it was not completely dark yet, a dozen candles had been lit in the restaurant at this time, making the restaurant brilliantly illuminated.A snow-white tablecloth was spread on the large dining table, and in the middle of the table stood a huge candlestick with three tallow candles that were as long as small arms.The silver tableware was meticulously placed in their respective positions, and the napkins were folded like sails and placed on the largest dinner plate.

Everyone sat down in their seats, and Mrs. Holmes signaled the butler to start serving the dishes.

While the others were obsessed with small wooden sticks, Jane made a big pot of stewed vegetables. She asked everyone what they would not eat in advance, and there were quite a lot of them. Jane thought it would be better not to challenge everyone's three views.So no pig intestines, claws, tails, etc. were in the pot. Jane just marinated some pork, beef, eggs, tripe, and some peanuts and shiitake mushrooms. Let it cool down and make a cold dish with the cured pork liver.

The periphery of the plate is decorated with florets carved from carrots and broccoli. The meat is sliced ​​and placed in a circle, then sliced ​​marinated eggs are placed in a circle, and marinated vegetables are placed in the middle.

The presentation is as pleasing to the eye as blooming flowers.

Another cold appetizer is a small dish of cold dishes, pickled cucumbers, cold radish skins, spicy potato noodles, cold bean sprouts and blanched celery, and each person put a portion in front of them.

These are just appetizers.

The pigskins that were sun-dried before finally came into use. Jane took them off and washed them early in the morning. They were fried fluffy and golden. After the oil was controlled, they were boiled in water and soaked for a day. They were soft and bouncy. It is the best for making soup .The hard-working male servants knocked the beef all morning and turned it into beef balls, and made soup with pig skin, mushrooms, carrots and shredded cabbage, which was refreshing and not greasy.

The main dish is roast goose brushed with honey and sweet sauce, and the sliced ​​apples were tossed and baked in the oven for an hour. A small flower was placed.

Who is so talented?Jane suddenly thought of a sentence: If you want to live a decent life, you have to have a little green on your head... Stop it!It's so inauspicious.

The whole pot of hot and fragrant stew was brought up, and Mr. Housekeeper carefully placed the pot in the middle of the table. When he put down the pot, the table seemed to sink a little lower.

The main event (roast goose) was suppressed by the stew at once. If I use a metaphor to describe it, compared with the stew with breasts and fat buttocks, the big fat goose looks like Xiaojiabiyu.

Then Mr. Butler took out two small baskets from under the dining car as if by magic, which were full of small white cakes.

"This is newly made this afternoon, please use it slowly." Mr. Butler placed a high-pile basket in front of Sherlock.

Sherlock: "..." Did you misunderstand me?

"Thank you, Aberforth," asked Mr. Holmes. "Has the food been served?"

"No, not yet." Mr. Butler was talking, another servant came in with a large tray, Mr. Butler stood still, waiting to put the plates in the tray on the table one by one.

Stir-fried lettuce with chili, lettuce salad, fried meat with lettuce, boiled lettuce.

Mr./Mrs./Brother Holmes: Lettuce came to our house to be reincarnated/have a meeting?

In fact, although they are all called lettuce, the varieties are different (iceberg lettuce, rosa green lettuce, romaine lettuce), and the appearance is also different. It can only be said that they are all vegetables, so there is nothing wrong with them.

Mr. Butler put the last plate of lettuce salad on the table, and then said: "The dishes are all ready, sir."

"Thank you, Aberforth. Then..." Mr. Holmes raised his glass, and everyone raised their glasses together. "Thank you, Jane, for her hard work brought us a sumptuous dinner tonight."

He expressed his thanks to Jane, who raised her wine glass slightly in return.

"Merry Christmas." Mr. Holmes raised his glass.

"Merry Christmas!" Everyone said with a toast.

Mr. Holmes, as the head of the family, wanted to divide the goose by hand, and he sharpened his knife to deal with the goose. "Kacha", ah, the sound is very crisp, it's completely different from the previous one!

It tastes even more different!

The skin is crispy and the meat is tender, with a rich taste. Everyone imitates Jane and eats the roast goose with sweet sauce and cold dishes. It can't be better~

Mrs. Holmes also tasted the apple flavor in the roast goose, and the apple roasted with the roast goose was full of the fat of the roast goose, the flavor was amazing!

Jane made a stack of thin paper-like pancakes in advance. If you feel tired, you can eat them with a pancake. Whether it is served with roast goose or stewed meat, the texture and taste will change again.

British cuisine pays attention to the original taste, with the most salt added, unlike Jane, who pickled, soaked and brushed with sauce...

Really fragrant!

The whole family feasted on it.

Although she is used to eating cold food, Jane insists that the soup must be kept hot. This is probably the last stubbornness of a flower grower.Half of the pork skin meatball soup and stew were left in the kitchen, and in about half an hour he informed the kitchen to replace the cold soup on the table with hot soup.

Mycroft followed Jane's habit and thought it was good. In winter, who would like to drink cold soup when he could drink hot soup all the time?

After satisfying the appetite, everyone slowed down the speed of eating and chatted, and the topic turned to the game just played after a while.

"I find it very interesting. Did you come up with it, Jane?" asked Mrs. Holmes. "Did you often play with the other Miss Bennets at home?"

No, we don't play this hell mode!

"Yes, but we didn't play too difficult when we were young, but think about it..." Jane suddenly had an idea, "I have an idea, why don't we open a toy store or a toy factory by ourselves?" She found I have fallen into a misunderstanding. The difference between her and others is not the chef's skill, but her idea, her insight from the future.

"Tell me." Sherlock's eyes lit up.

"When I was young, I felt that there were too few varieties and patterns of toys that we could buy, and we would lose interest after playing for a long time. And there were even fewer toys that girls could play with, either dolls or picture books. My sisters and I I can make dolls myself.”

"So?" Sherlock asked impatiently, "You can't open a toy store just by playing with a wooden stick."

"Anything can be used to play, as long as you find fun, even a rope, a stick, or a piece of paper can be turned into a toy."

"For example?" Mycroft asked curiously.

"For example, many boys like to play pirate games. We can teach children to tie various knots with ropes, make swords and guns out of wood, and make paper hats for pirates that they can fold themselves."

"But the children are already playing like this, they don't need to go to the store to buy these things." Mycroft said, glancing at Sherlock.

"Ah, but I don't think they know the personal characteristics of Captain Roberts and Captain Dampier's dress, Kidd and Drake are not from the same country, what's the difference between their pirate flags, and the guns they use. What's the difference, their crews prefer to use red or yellow cloth heads..." Jane said meaningfully, "We can teach children what to play and how to play."

"Very thoughtful." Holmes' elder agreed with Jane's words, "Is this what you just thought of?"

"Sherlock's words inspired me, but what I really want to say is." Jane waved her finger lightly, "I have a lot of ideas for toys, but I can't make them myself. Just make it a real toy."

"Sounds good, and maybe we can talk about the subject at length after dinner. If it's feasible, you can use the design for a share." Mr. Holmes promised.

"Wow, really?" Jane was stunned. Although she couldn't really use her name to buy shares, it was a kind of affirmation of Jane's talent. Is it worthy of being Sherlock Holmes?

After a while, Sherlock couldn't help but ask, "Any new games to play?"

"Yes... yes, but I'm not sure if you'll like it." Jane said, "And I have to prepare some props."

Sherlock felt that this answer was quite satisfactory.

When everyone was sitting in the lounge after dinner, Mr. Holmes actually discussed the toy factory with Jane.

Jane is not used to this style of painting. In Bennett's house, it is usually time to unwrap presents after Christmas dinner.Lydia always felt that her sisters didn't want to see her, so every Christmas after dinner, Lydia would bluff and ask for a live lottery, just because she was afraid that other people's gifts would be better than hers and she wouldn't let her know.

Jane thought that all families were the same, but why didn't anyone mention it after dinner?I always feel a bit deserted, a Sherlock Holmes-style Christmas.

Jane was thinking about it when Mrs. Holmes coughed lightly. Mr. Holmes seemed to remember it and said, "Yes, today is Christmas. Your mother, Mrs. Holmes, and I have prepared some presents." He stood up He got up and walked to the door, motioning for the butler to come in.

The butler solemnly walked in with a large stack of boxes with cards on his back.

Is this so ceremonial?Jane 囧囧 watched intently as the butler put the boxes in front of everyone one by one. Well, the style of the cards was also very consistent. It can be seen that they were all bought in the same store. Only Jane and Mycroft had different painting styles. The gifts are combined, and the cards are handmade by myself.

Mrs. Holmes picked up Jane and Mycroft's Christmas card and opened it. A three-dimensional Christmas tree unfolded in the middle, with the words "Merry Christmas" written on it. "Wow, this." Mrs. Holmes took the card and opened it and closed it, closed it and opened it again. "It's very interesting."

Mr. Holmes also picked up the card and opened it. Inside was a simple Santa Claus with a sleigh, and "Merry Christmas" was also written on it. "I see. This idea is very fresh." Mr. Holmes saw the principle at a glance. It is not difficult to make this thing, the key is creativity.Many things are like this, and everyone thinks "I can do this too" after making it, but why didn't you think of it before?

The author has something to say: Jane: It seems that there is no festive atmosphere, and it is a bit boring.

Mycroft: Wait, the fun hasn't begun yet.