A recipe book with annotations written by Ruan Mei. Her handwriting is as graceful as her demeanor.

Preamble

This recipe book compiles the finest snacks from various galaxies and divides them into seven categories: Buns, dumplings, cakes, pastries, rolls, pancakes, and flaky pastries. Apart from traditional recipes, this book also features innovative and cross-genre new dishes. Each recipe comes with detailed instructions, suitable for beginners and professionals alike.
Purchased on ■■/■■/■■ Star Calendar — Ruan Mei

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Plum-Scented Soybean Cake

Main Ingredients: Falling plum blossoms seen while in regret, powder of sugared plums wrapped in perilla, soybean
Additional Ingredient: Melted snow on aged plum blossom petals, which must be shaken off by a maiden's hand into a flowerpot and buried in soil for more than a year
Seasoning: A soft singing voice and a poem from a disheartened poet
Instructions: Wash and soak the soybeans, then add the melted snow and grind into a paste. Stir in sugar and powder of sugared plums wrapped in perilla. While singing softly, fry the mixture until it dries and knead it into a ball. Put it into a mold and let it cool. Then, press several fallen plum blossoms on it and wrap it in parchment paper with the disheartened poem printed on it for storage.
Flavor: It has a mouthwatering aroma and a lingering aftertaste.
Note: This recipe is complicated and takes one year to prepare. It is recommended to enjoy this snack with a tea brewed with rainwater during the season when plum blossoms are in bloom.
This snack is elegant, and I love it.

Steamed Sugar Custard

Main Ingredients: Fresh milk, sweet fermented rice wine, three portions of good mood, and a gust of summer night breeze.
Additional Ingredients: 15g of rock sugar, 5g of almond slices
Instructions: Boil fresh milk with rock sugar and add three portions of good mood. Strain it and leave it to cool in the summer night breeze. Pour the sweet fermented rice wine into the fresh milk and stir evenly. Steam it for about 15 minutes. Let it cool and set. Sprinkle almond slices no top, then refrigerate for three hours to set.
Flavor: Soft, aromatic, and rich.
Perfect for summer.