I would rather not eat meat in spring than miss it. Steamed in the pot, sweet and delicious, much more enjoyable than Toona sinensis.

In the spring of March, the wheat seedlings are fresh, and the boy is carrying a basket to pick up money. In early spring, the warm sun shines on the earth, walking between country roads, looking around, elms have already spit out new green, and a string of green elms are covered with branches and swaying with the wind. Elm money is the fruit of elm trees, which looks like copper coins and is most loved by children. Whenever elm money grows, bold children will climb to the elm tree like monkeys, put a handful of elm money into their mouths, and break off the lush branches and throw them to friends waiting under the tree. Branches and buds shake with the children's bodies, and Yucai flies in the air like raindrops with a fresh, sweet and moist smell. It's really beautiful.

When the elm grows, it can be directly picked and eaten raw, and the entrance is sweet. But more often, people will clean it after picking and make it into corn bread or corn cake. The method of making Yuqian cake has existed since ancient times. In the late Qing Dynasty, Fu Cha Dunchong once wrote in Yanjing Years: "At the beginning of March, when collecting money, it was steamed and mixed with sugar noodles, which was called Yuqian cake." It can be seen that the ancients have long known the delicious steamed elm money.

I recently went out for an outing and took the opportunity to pick up a lot of money to go home. I made a cake of elm money according to the old method and steamed it in the pot. Before the pot is boiled, the room in the kitchen is filled with sweet air. Open the lid, white and green are very eye-catching, and it tastes sweet and refreshing in your mouth, as if all the good tastes have been presented this spring. The practice of elm money cake was shared with everyone.

Ingredients: elm, corn flour, sugar.

1. First, remove the pedicle of the elm root. The stems of elms connect them together. If you don't remove it, the steamed elm cake is sticky and tastes bad, and it looks more beautiful after removal.

Wash the money repeatedly until the water is clear. It's windy and dusty in early spring. Hanging on a tree is easy to "shelter evil people from evil practices" and needs to be cleaned repeatedly.

3. After the elm roots are cleaned, put them into the pot, add a proper amount of corn flour, and stir them evenly with chopsticks. The ratio of corn flour to elm root here is 1: 1.

4, according to their own preferences, add the right amount of sugar, stir well. Elm itself has a fragrance, and with a little sugar, it tastes sweet and tastes better

5. Scrub the steaming tray, add the mixed elm and compact. Add a proper amount of water to the pot, add elm roots, steam for about 8 minutes, then cut into pieces, and a plate of fragrant and soft elm root cake will be ready.

Elm is the real "king of wild vegetables". It not only tastes sweet and can be eaten raw, but also has much higher nutritional value than other wild vegetables such as Toona sinensis and willow buds. The most important thing is that the content of fat and protein is very high, which can meet the needs of human daily life. It can be said to be "food on the tree", and it is no problem to eat as "rice". Another spring, Yu Qian has jumped to the top. Don't miss the "smell of spring" if you meet it when you go out for an outing.

Cooking is limited, please give me more advice and have fun. See you tomorrow.