What is the composition of the old Beijing sugar?

Sandpan sugar is a candy food, belonging to the medicinal diet, non-drugs and non-health products, history is commonly known as "medicine sugar", its similar commodities in the south and north of China are out, the color is generally light brown, brown, dark gray, off-white, etc., in the southern areas such as Zhejiang, Shanghai, etc. known as the " Pear paste sugar", in the north and northeastern region called "Rob sugar", Tianjin said its "tea paste sugar", Beijing is called "medicine sugar", "

Da Luobu Sugar", "sandboard sugar".

The main ingredients are: sugar, rock sugar, tea, honey (adjusted seasonally), mint, tangerine peel and other medicinal herbs, no artificial chemical spices.

Making method:

1, boiling raw materials. The main raw materials of medicinal sugar are rice and malt, the rice and stirred malt boiled, together with the fermentation in the storage tank, the fermentation process lasts about two days more time. The fermentation process lasts for about two days or more. This process is very similar to the process of making wine. After fermentation, caramel is formed, and the main component of caramel is maltose. After boiling dry the appropriate amount of water, the caramel is stored in a clean container.

2. Remove the water. There is still a lot of water in the storage process of the caramel, put the caramel into the pot and simmer it over high heat to remove the excess water. Wait until the viscosity is right before removing the caramel from the pot. "Remove 95 percent of the water and leave 5 percent of the water, so that the texture of the sugar produced will not be too hard."

3. Cooling. Place the caramelized sugar from the pot into a wooden box to cool.

4.Add alkali and pull. After cooling is complete, the caramel is put on the machine to be pulled. Pulling the caramel is the most important step in the process of manufacturing sugar, fully pulled caramel, the texture is more crunchy. At the same time, it is necessary to add alkali to the caramel.

5, molding and slicing. Will pull the good caramel with the machine extrusion into a pancake, and then cut about 9 cm long, about 3 cm wide slices. After cooling, the prototype of medicine candy has come out.

6, on the sesame seeds. Cut the slices of medicinal sugar into the steam cabinet, steam until the surface of the sugar is somewhat about to melt, there is sticky, and then sprinkle cooked sesame seeds on the sugar, medicinal sugar is made.

Specific effects:

Cough, phlegm, moistening the throat, relief of stomach acid, relieve toothache, in addition to the tongue greasy, to stop the dizziness of the boat, relieve throat discomfort, clear the grease too much, ease the excessive smoking and alcohol, through the nasal congestion suffocation, in addition to the oral cavity odor. Especially suitable for acute and chronic pharyngitis, rhinitis, eating the effect is very good. No such symptoms, can be used as chewing gum.

Precautions:

Unsuitable for people: diabetics and people who are not adapted to the mint, please do not eat; children under the age of three should not eat. Storage method: do not damp, placed in a dry place, stored for one year.