There are less than twenty days left before the beginning of winter this year, and autumn is gradually fading away. After I realized it, I felt the arrival of autumn... It was the fragrance of osmanthus flowers in the air, bringing the message of autumn.
I think of the leisurely mood of Wang Wei’s poem “The osmanthus falls, the spring mountains are empty at night”, and I also take advantage of the moonlight to pick up a handful of falling osmanthus. Open an umbrella under the osmanthus tree, and after a night, you can collect a lot of falling osmanthus flowers. The entire umbrella body exudes a faint fragrance, which is mixed with the sweetness in the air.
This year's autumn is a bit dull, so why not take advantage of this scent of osmanthus and add some elegance.
Wash the collected osmanthus flowers and drain the water as much as possible.
Lay a piece of oil paper (or a large plate) in the microwave oven. Spread a thin layer of osmanthus on it. It is best to have a small amount of it multiple times. Don’t rush to achieve success. After two minutes of high heat on the microwave oven, turn on and let the heat dissipate and let the osmanthus cool. Feel the humidity of the osmanthus. Then heat it for 1 to 2 minutes, then turn on the heat dissipation and cool... until the osmanthus is dry.
Use high heat to make the osmanthus dry quickly. Baking at low temperatures often makes the osmanthus color black, and fast high temperatures can best maintain the true color. Discontinuous heating is to prevent the osmanthus from falling apart. Our purpose is to evaporate the water.
Although I have been busy for two hours, the fragrance makes the passage of time no longer obvious. Most of the glass bottles are filled with big and small, and you can drink them many times when mixed with other tea leaves.
The mediocre year is coming to an end. I heard that this winter will be very cold, so let’s get together with my friends. Let’s gather around the torch together and drink the osmanthus tea collected in autumn … The days slowly slip away in the fragrance of tea.
I am Ruzhi Tail Grass, a literary flower artist who keeps learning and learning . Follow me and take you into the flower world~
