Today was a really hot day and I got about to making this batch of ice lollies.
Learnt this from a Malay lady in a kampung in Pahang when I was around 12 or so, and I'm replicating what she did.
The taste is sensational especially when the sun is scorching. To enjoy it, one merely cuts off one end, preferably at the end that is furthest away from the brown blob you see inside and suck away. Do not chew at the ice, the effect will not be satisfying at all.
To make it is so simple, even a child can do this. You just need three items.
First , you'll need to find some dried plums from your local Oriental store. Some of these brands come from China, some from Taiwan. Both can be used.
....what the dried plum looks like.
Preserved in sugar,liquorice, salt and citric acid, nowadays, the manufacturers use greengage instead . Cheaper and we can't tell the difference.
Third most important item....this particular plastic bag.
1.5 x 12 cm
Rough idea of just how long the plastic is
Last of all , we come to the third most important ingredient....which is plain water.
Place the dried plum inside the plastic casing, fill three quarters with plain water, tie a knot at the end, freeze it and you're done.
To open just snip the plastic at the end that is furthest from the dried fruit.
3 comments:
Goh, I'll have to get my wife to start reading your blog as well because she would love this!! This type of thing is right up her alley.
And as an Australian, I'm exceptionally pleased to hear people from other countries use the word, "lolly". I was beginning to think no one else used it!
Long time ago, there were Ozzie miners running a huge gold mine in Pahang as well as an RAAF airforce base in Penang . Some words were bound to rub off . If you didn't mention it, most of us would assume "lolly" was Brit in origin. Now I know better :)
Years ago I thought it was British in origin too. But after asking two of them about it ... I got a surprise as neither of them knew it.
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