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65438+February 23rd, 300 words to eat honeydew melon composition.

Children, children, don't cry, the Spring Festival will be over after Laba. Twenty-three, honeydew melon is sticky; On the 24th, House Cleaning Day ... "As soon as I heard this old nursery rhyme, I thought of my hometown.

Because the honeydew melons made in my hometown are crisp and sweet. Every year when the twelfth lunar month comes, the weather becomes cold, so cold that people can't stand standing in the street, and people nest around the warm stove. There are few people in the streets and lanes, and it is deserted everywhere. It's so cold, but grandpa is very happy.

Because the weather is cold, you can make honeydew melons. Grandpa is an expert in making honeydew melons! The temperature has reached below zero, which is a good time to make honeydew melons. Grandpa went to find the most prestigious great-grandfather in the village with great joy. Grandpa took reading glasses, opened the almanac and carefully looked at which day was a good day to make a fire. On a good day, we set out to buy a lot of coal from vendors, bags of millet, sugar, sesame seeds ... The warehouse was piled up like a hill, just waiting for the auspicious day to light the stove. As soon as the auspicious day arrived, grandpa called everyone and got busy early in the morning, setting the table, frying vegetables, lighting paper candles, and smoking everywhere. The witch in the village was at the table with incense in her hand, mumbling something. Everyone looked solemn and pious, kneeling in front of the altar, and a mysterious atmosphere hung around. Finally, under the command of the witch, everyone kowtowed six times together, indicating great success. The lighting ceremony is over. Grandpa lit the stove himself. A huge black pot on the stove is filled with maltose produced after fermentation (crushed barley malt and steamed millet are mixed evenly and fermented in a fermentor to produce maltose), and a certain proportion of boiled water and white sugar is added to start "boiling sugar". The strong uncle Changhai began to turn with a wooden elevator in his hand. The sugar in the pot gradually melted and became sticky, with a golden syrup. At the moment, hot fog fills the air in the workshop, and there is a smell of My Sweetie. Uncle Changhai is difficult to stir, and the syrup rises and falls with the stirring of the wooden elevator, making a dull "pop" sound. Although it is a cold winter, Uncle Changhai is still sweating with bare arms. This is the first step in making candied melons. After the sugar was cooked, six or seven masters began to show their magical powers and entered the most critical "taking sugar" link. Heat the water in the cauldron, and when the water boils, the experienced master will take out a piece of fried sugar, hang it on the wooden hook, and start pulling it by hand, steaming it on the steam at the air outlet while pulling it until it is soft and white. When the temperature was ripe, several masters filed out of the steaming workshop with pulled candy in their hands. The hot lollipop suddenly softened. They are pulled back and forth a few times like noodles to form sugar slices, and then sewn together to form sugar tubes. The cold air outside is poured into the sugar tube to expand. The masters skillfully cut candy bars at the waist with hemp rope, and soon shaped the honeydew melon. Whether the honeydew melon is round or flat depends on the craftsmanship of the masters. Once the shape is formed, it is difficult to change. After the process of "sugar extraction" is completed, the honeydew melon has a prototype-the outer ring is empty. It's just that its appearance is bare, like a bare ball. Put the naked honeydew melon into a bamboo sieve with sesame seeds, and several ingenious aunts began to "stick sesame seeds". As the bamboo curtain shakes evenly, a thick layer of sesame seeds is stuck on the honeydew melon with residual temperature, just like wrapping a lace shirt on the honeydew melon. Don't think that honeydew melons are all the same, they are all round and big. In fact, if you look closely, you will find that some honeydew melons look silly, some are exquisite, and some are very atmospheric. Melons with dignified appearance are often chosen as sacrifices for young people. I remember when I was a child, my family was poor. When I was young, my grandmother bought a honeydew melon and put it on the altar to worship the kitchen god. I am so greedy, but my grandmother won't let me eat it, saying that I can't eat it until the kitchen god has finished eating and removed from the altar. I asked my grandmother, "Why should I give the kitchen god honeydew melon?" Grandma said, "This is a rule handed down from the older generation. I want to send honeydew melons to Kitchen God during the Spring Festival. You should stick honeydew melon on the mouth of the kitchen god, let him talk well in heaven and keep peace in the underworld. " I am dubious about such a legend, but I don't have the courage to compete with the kitchen god for honeydew melons, but I can't help being greedy. I often secretly pinch one or two sesame seeds with my nails and put them in my mouth to satisfy my appetite. It's sad and ridiculous to think about it now. Now in winter, there are stalls selling honeydew melons all over the street. I can buy as long as I want, but it doesn't feel as sweet as when I was a child. The honeydew melon in my hometown tastes crisp, sweet, crisp and sticky, and has a unique flavor. They are not only necessities on the table every year, but also gifts for visiting relatives and friends. The honeydew melons in my hometown are exported to all parts of the country, which has brought rich returns to the villagers, and people in my hometown have lived in life is sweet like honeydew melons because of them!