Make a cake

There is a traditional seasonal tea in Shigang, a thousand-year-old town, called Migao. Speaking of its tradition, according to the descendants of Jiuruzhai Tea Shop in Shigang, his ancestors moved from Zhenjiang to Shigang for more than 150 years to avoid war. When we say that it is timely, it means that it has been supplied to long summer for nearly two months every year, and there is no supply in the market after long summer. Cooking cake, whose real name is printed cake, is named after each cake is printed with pink. In the early years of the Republic of China, Yao Shaoting, the owner of Dexingxiang Tea Shop in Shigang, failed in his studies, and failed to gain fame. However, he usually talked about words, and even changed the name of "Yingao" to "Migao". Other tea shops followed suit and changed the name of "Yingao" to "Migao". Among several big tea shops in Nantong city, some tea chefs are Shi Hong people, and they are also called "Migao". So the convention became, and it is still called "the cake" until now. In the twenties and thirties of last century, the tea shops in Shigang were very particular about producing scented cakes, and the procedures were quite complicated. After the autumn harvest every year, all tea shops go to the grain store to buy enough late rice called "ten days early" for next year. Only this kind of rice can make a cake that is both white and soft. Before processing, rice is ground in the mill for 7 times to become high-quality white rice, soaked in water for 7 days, washed for 7 times, and ground into rice flour and steamed into cakes, which are white, soft, cool and not hard, even the cakes in Daoxiang Village, Jingfuzhai and other big tea shops in Nantong City, and the quality cannot be compared with them. There are jujube paste, five kernels, sand washing, etc., which are very delicious. Each piece retails for 4 copper coins and is sold with steaming. Some people can't resist its temptation, so they taste it in the store. More people buy it for the whole family to enjoy. People often buy it as road food when they travel far away. Because the stone harbor cake is well known, many people use it as a gift for relatives and friends in spring. As a gift, the store will use two pieces of flat bamboo baskets to cover the cool cake, lined with boiled bamboo leaves in the south of the Yangtze River, covered with shop signs and tied with red wool, which is beautiful, elegant, clean and hygienic. After the reform and opening up, the production of Shigang cake is busier and the process is more scientific and reasonable. Within a month before and after the Qingming Festival every year, the retail and wholesale of cakes in the Shek Kong market can be seen everywhere.
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