Xuzhou osmanthus crisp sugar

Sweet-scented osmanthus crisp candy is a famous specialty pastry in Xuzhou, the ancient city. It is mainly refined from sesame, refined flour, honey, maltose, white sugar, osmanthus fragrans, etc. It can be eaten directly and drunk in boiling water, with better taste. Because of its rich aroma and nourishing, it is a favorite dessert for middle-aged and elderly people. According to legend, during the Northern Song Dynasty, Su Dongpo was then the magistrate of Xuzhou. In July and August of the lunar calendar, the upper reaches of the Yellow River burst, and the flood reached the gates of Xuzhou. Su Dongpo led the army and the people to prevent floods day and night. "Stay in the city, but don't enter the house." The Yellow River flood is getting higher and higher, and it is about to overflow the wall. People have rumored that only a beautiful young woman jumped into the Yellow River, and the flood will recede. Su Dongpo's 13-year-old daughter Su Gu heard the news and burned incense and prayed. She would rather give her life to fight the flood. "After praying, she jumped into the water from the wall. People fished well until the flood in the southeast of Xuzhou City, only to find that Su Gu's red shoes floated up. Su Gu's deeds touched the soldiers and civilians in Xuzhou. They rescued and defended day and night, and finally saved Xuzhou City. In order to commemorate Su Gu, Xuzhou people also built the Huanglou Temple and made a statue of Su Gu as a sacrifice. In the past, the 16th day of the first month of each year was a temple fair, and most of the people who hurried to the fair were women. Therefore, there was a poem "Su Gu's incense filled the Yellow House, and women swarmed like clouds" to describe the grand occasion of the temple fair in the Yellow House. People who hurried to the fair rushed to buy the "White Hemp Sweet-scented osmanthus candy" produced by Taikang Huimin Food Store, a century-old brand, to offer sacrifices to Su Gu.
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