Back To The 80s: President's Doted Wife novel Chapter 832

Chapter 832: Chapter 832: Division of Labor and Cooperation

In the room dedicated to sauce-making, a crate of cherries was already placed. Cheng Su glanced swiftly; the equipment was mostly complete. Ice was set in a corner, and the sauce was being prepared over a gas flame.

Taking a deep breath, Cheng Su remained remarkably calm and instructed Ning Ge, "Go put the ice in a basin, add some water, and make an ice bath first. I’ll sort the cherries."

She was worried there wouldn’t be enough time to cool, so the ice bath needed to be prepared early.

Ning Ge complied, found a big basin, crushed the ice, and asked, "Should I crush it all?"

"No need, it’s hot weather, and if it’s too crushed, it’ll melt easily. Let the water slowly cool it." Cheng Su took a clean basin, crouched in front of the crate of cherries, and sorted through them one by one, occasionally sniffing their fragrance.

Each focused on their task—Ning Ge quickly prepared the ice bath and then asked from behind her, "The ice bath is ready, what’s next?"

"Prepare two basins of water to wash the cherries, and in the second basin, add some cornstarch and salt." Without turning around, Cheng Su continued her swift selection of cherries from the large crate.

Washing the cherries with cornstarch and salt can clean off impurities so that during cooking, there won’t be too many foreign substances affecting the quality of the sauce.

To make four pounds of sauce, Cheng Su chose nearly six pounds of cherries. More is always better than less, in case of unexpected situations.

Once the cherries were sorted, she immediately took them for washing—rinsing them once, carefully scrubbing, then placing them into the second basin for further cleaning. Ning Ge, without needing her to instruct, soon filled a third basin of water.

"Go squeeze the lemon juice, just the juice, no pulp. Once squeezed, filter it through a muslin cloth." Cheng Su didn’t look at Ning Ge, issuing instructions rapidly.

Ning Ge acknowledged, took a knife to peel the lemon, removing even the white rind to avoid bitterness.

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