Do you have to add water to the syrup to make the candy man?

? Once upon a time, ? People were in the era of material scarcity, in the era when processing and production were not as modern as today. There is a kind of sugar man do children like snacks and playthings. About the sugar man, should be a large wave of memory after 80, the past sugar man is very cheap, in the early 80s, a few cents for a sugar man. Nowadays, there are more playthings and snacks for children, and the candy man is no longer just something to coax children. It has been used as a folk art.

? This kind of sugar man is divided into painted sugar man and blowing sugar man. Sugar syrup was first boiled from white sugar and brown sugar. Usually a little water is added. The purpose of adding water is to make the syrup easier to dilute, but not too much, as it will not solidify easily if too much is added. Sugar blowing began in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. After the sugar is boiled, a little bit of sugar is picked up with a straw, and then the straw is blown, and the sugar is then puffed up like a balloon. Then through pinching, turning and other techniques, technology with blowing up a variety of shapes. Finally, it is cooled and molded. Blowing candy people generally to the animal modeling mostly, most of the twelve Chinese zodiac signs for the content.

? Now, the sugar man art has been as a folk art, has a long history. Sugar man itself, is a kind of food, but the significance of this food lies more in a kind of ornamental, production process. In later life, the sugar man may also have the possibility to be listed as a non-heritage program. The reason is that there are fewer and fewer people to pass on this skill. Sugar dumplings were first spread in the country of Tianfu? The Land of Heaven? in Sichuan Province, which is also known as the "Land of Heaven". On a smooth surface, a thin layer of oil is brushed on, the purpose of brushing oil is mainly to prevent sticking. Then the boiled hot sugar mixture is poured onto the plate, outlining the desired pattern, and a small wooden stick is placed on it. When the sugar solidifies into a solid, you can pick up and eat.

The windmill of the rattlesnake drum, the glazed cackle blowing sugar man?

Whenever you see a variety of sugar people, you will always feel very cute and can not eat. But I don't think there are many people who specialize in this kind of craft. I hope that candy painting, candy blowing and paper cutting, as traditional cultural arts, can be noticed and spread. Some people will inherit and promote them, and preserve these ancient, inherited crafts, pass them on and carry them forward.