I-Fruitcakes yenza ngempela iminyaka, uma igcinwa kahle
Kungenzeka ukuthi wezwa ihlaya eyenziwa uJohnny Carson osekupheleni kuka-fruitcakes: "Kukhona izithelo ezilodwa kuphela emhlabeni wonke futhi abantu baqhubeka bezithumela." Siyazi ukuthi lokhu akulona iqiniso, kodwa ucabange ukuthi isikhathi esingakanani esenziwe kahle futhi esilondolozwe izithelo singagcina, kungenzeka. Utshwala lufake ikhekhe elidala futhi lugcine lusebenza njengesilondolozi, okuvumela abantu ukuba bagcine - noma i-regift - isithelo iminyaka eminingi.
Ukuguga I-Fruitcake
Kunezinyathelo ezintathu zokwenza i- fruitcake : I-baking yangempela, inqubo yokuguga, bese isitoreji esifanele sokuphila isikhathi eside. Inqubo yokuguga iphakathi kwezinyanga ezine nezinyanga ezine; ngakho-ke isithelo kufanele senziwe kusengaphambili njengoba sidinga ukuhlala isikhathi esithile.
Ngemuva kokubhaka, sekuyisikhathi sokunikeza ukwelashwa okuqediwe ukwelashwa okulondolozayo: I-soak cheesecloth e-brandy, i-bourbon, i-whiskey, i-rum noma olunye utshwala bese uyibopha ngezithelo zomkhiqizo ocolile. Ukumboza nge-foil aluminium, noma uphawu lokugqoka eplastiki noma isikhwama sokugcina, bese ufaka endaweni epholile, eyomile ukuvumela izithelo ukuba zivuthwe futhi zikhule. Kanye ngesonto kufanele uqhube ikhekhe ngokuphuza ngokweqile.
Ukugcina i-Fruitcake
I-Fruitcakes ephuze utshwala ingakwazi ukugcina iminyaka uma ufaka utshwala obuningi (ngoba utshwala bubulala amabhaktheriya linciphisa inqubo yokubhubhisa). Ungakwenza lokhu ngokumboza ikhekhe ku-brandy noma kwiwayini elithenjiwe bese uhlanganisa ngokuqinile ukugoqa epulasitiki noma isikhumba se-aluminium.
Abanye abalandeli bezithelo ngeke baphinde bathinte izithelo kuze kube yilapho beneminyaka engenani emithathu ubudala, nakuba ngokuvamile kuphakanyiswa ukuthi izithelo ezifakwe emanzini kufanele zidliwe zingakapheli iminyaka emibili. I-Fruitcake kufanele ihlanganiswe ngokuqinile futhi igcinwe esiqandisini. Uma ungazange umboze ikhekhe ngendwangu ephuziwe, khipha zonke izinyanga ezimbalwa bese uphaza ikhekhe ngotshwala, uqiniseke ukuthi uphinde ugoqe ngokuqinile.
I-Fruitcakes ipholisa kahle kepha idinga ukuguga okungenani amasonto amane ngaphambi kokuqhwaza kusukela utshwala aluhambisani ngenkathi luqhwa. Ngokuthakazelisayo, impilo yezithelo isifushane uma iqhwa - unyaka owodwa kuphela - kunokuba ifriji. Uma ubanda ikhekhe, kufanele wenze kanjalo eduze nokukhonza isikhathi futhi hhayi kusengaphambili.
Kukhona ezinye izithelo zomkhiqizo ngaphandle lapho zenziwe ngaphandle kokuphuza utshwala - mhlawumbe ukukhalela izilaleli ezahlukene noma ezincane. Ngeshwa, lezi zinguqulo ziyomile kakhulu futhi zibheke kanzima, zibenza zingenakudla. Uma ungumamukeli wekhekhe elingenalo utshwala, ungadikibali - ungawuvuselela! Ngotshwala, kunjalo. Vele ulandele lezi zinyathelo ezilula:
- Ukusebenzisa i-skewer, bamba izimbobo eziningi kuzo zonke izingxenye zekhekhe, uqhubekele uhambo oluya ngaphesheya.
- Engeza u-1/2 indebe utshwala, njenge-brandy, i-cognac noma i-rum, epanini elingaphansi kwe-zest orange. Faka ikhekhe phezulu nokushisa kuze kube yilapho utshwala luqala ukuma.
- Ukumboza nesithamela imizuzu embalwa; khipha isipunu phezu kwekhekhe. Qhubeka ukumboza i-pan bese ubeka isipuni sesipuni kuze kube yilapho iningi lala utshwala lithathwa.
- Susa kusukela ekushiseni, gcoba ikhekhe bese uvumela ukuhlala imizuzu emihlanu. Beka ikhekhe epulatifeni ukuze uphole futhi usebenze.