Chapter 64 Refrigeration

Chapter 64 Refrigeration

Everyone nodded in agreement and began to get busy, cooking, tasting, and sharing every bit of modern life with each other. Although they were in ancient times, they still found their own happiness.

The weather was getting warmer and the Imperial College was filled with the chirping of cicadas.

Zhang Anjie touched his chin and said thoughtfully: "We can try making ice cream first. This should be relatively simple. As long as we find ice cubes and milk, and add some sugar, we should be able to make something similar in taste."

Zou Ting asked in confusion: "Ice cubes? This is ancient times, where did the ice cubes come from?"

Hu Jiahong's eyes lit up, and he answered quickly: "I remember there is a mountain near the Imperial College, and there should be snow on the mountain. We can try to melt the snow and make ice cubes."

Xu Guokun nodded in agreement: "Yes, we can try. However, melting the snow requires a lot of firewood, so we have to work together."

Kang Yining touched his chin and suggested, "We can make milk tea first. This is relatively simple. We should be able to find tea leaves and milk. The key is sugar. We can try using honey instead."

Liao Zhen said excitedly: "Then I will be responsible for finding tea and milk, and leave the honey to Hu Jiahong, he is the best at this."

Jiang Zhiyu smiled slightly and nodded in agreement: "Good idea, then we will split up. Liu Mengmeng, you are familiar with the environment here, take us to the market."

Liu Mengmeng nodded and took Jiang Zhiyu and Liao Zhen out of the Imperial College. The three of them walked on the quaint streets, with vendors hawking their wares on both sides, making it very lively.

At the same time, Xiao Wen, Qi Zimo, Zhang Anjie and Zou Ting who stayed in the Imperial College began to study recipes. Xiao Wen picked up an ancient book and flipped through it, saying, "I found an ancient recipe that has a recipe for ice cream, but it uses goat milk and snow ice. We can give it a try."

Qi Zimo's eyes lit up: "That's great! We can make ice cream according to this method, but goat milk and snow ice should be easy to find here."

Zhang Anjie frowned and said, "But there are still differences between ancient seasonings and modern ones. How can we make the ice cream taste closer to modern ones?"

Zou Ting's eyes lit up: "I have an idea. We can use honey instead of sugar and season it with the scent of osmanthus, rose and other flowers. This should make it taste good."

At the market, Jiang Zhiyu and the other two were looking for suitable ingredients. Jiang Zhiyu looked at the various ingredients displayed by the vendors and sighed, "There are so many things here, but the ingredients we are looking for don't seem to be easy to find."

Liu Mengmeng spotted some strange fruits on a stall. She picked one up and said in surprise, "This is called ice fruit. It tastes sweet and sour. Maybe it can replace modern lemon juice."

Liao Zhen picked up an ice fruit, took a bite, nodded and said, "It's really good. Let's buy some and try it back."

After the three of them finished shopping for food, they returned to the Imperial College. Zhang Anjie and the others had already prepared everything, just waiting for them to come back.

Jiang Zhiyu handed the ice fruit to Xiao Wen: "We found this, it can replace lemon juice."

Xiao Wen took the ice fruit and her eyes lit up: "Then we can start making it!"

Jiang Zhiyu's eyes flashed with excitement when he heard this, and he immediately said, "Yes, there is indeed snow on the mountain. But how can we melt the snow into ice?"

Liu Mengmeng frowned, pondered for a while, and then said: "I remember doing a similar experiment at home when I was a child. We can put snow in a large container, then slowly heat it up to melt the snow into water, and then put it in a cold place to let it freeze."

Xiao Wen nodded and added: "That's right, but the process may be slow. We have to find a place that can hold these containers and maintain a constant temperature."

Qi Zimo stroked his chin and suggested, "The underground collection room of the Imperial College should be fine. It's cool and dry there, which is the best place for this experiment."

Xu Guokun immediately agreed: "Good idea, let's do it now!"

A group of people picked up their tools and prepared to go to the mountain to collect snow. They had a clear division of labor, some were responsible for digging snow, some were responsible for carrying, and some were responsible for finding containers.

When they got to the mountain, they found that snow was not difficult to find, and soon they collected enough snow. When they returned to the Imperial College, they immediately started making ice cubes.

Hu Jiahong was in charge of melting the snow, carefully placing it in a large container and slowly heating it up while others waited anxiously.

Jiang Zhiyu looked at Hu Jiahong's operation and couldn't help asking: "Hu Jiahong, are you sure it's okay to do this?"

Hu Jiahong said confidently: "Don't worry, I did it many times when I was a child. As long as the temperature is well controlled, it will definitely succeed."

Liu Mengmeng said worriedly: "But this is not the modern world after all. What if it fails?"

Kang Yining comforted him, "It's okay. Failure is the mother of success. Even if we fail, we can learn from it and try again next time."

Finally, the snow melted and turned into water. They carefully poured the water into the prepared molds and placed them in the basement to wait for them to freeze.

While waiting, they began to prepare other ingredients. Zhang Anjie was responsible for finding milk, while Liao Zhen was responsible for purchasing sugar and fruit.

As time went by, the water in the basement gradually froze into ice. They carefully took out the ice, put it in another container, and added milk and sugar.

Hu Jiahong said excitedly: "Okay, now we just need to stir it evenly and we can make ice cream."

They all picked up their chopsticks and started stirring. Liu Mengmeng asked curiously, "What will the ice cream taste like if it's made this way?"

Qi Zimo smiled and replied: "It must taste good. After all, we use the most traditional handmade method. Moreover, the milk and sugar here are of high quality. It must taste better than modern ice cream."

After churning, they put the ice cream into molds and put it in the basement again to refrigerate. This time, they patiently waited overnight.

The next morning, they could not wait to run to the basement and open the refrigerated container, only to find that the ice cream inside had solidified and was emitting an enticing aroma.

Liu Mengmeng said excitedly: "Great, we succeeded!"

After some effort, the ice cream was finally completed. Although the shape was a little strange, it tasted very good.

As they tasted the food, everyone exclaimed: "It's so delicious, it feels like we've returned to the modern times."

They all picked up spoons and tasted the ice cream they made. The ice cream had a delicate texture, sweet but not greasy, leaving them with an endless aftertaste.

Zhang Anjie said with emotion: "I didn't expect that in ancient times, we could also enjoy modern delicacies."