Survival on a deserted island, a fake daughter raises a tiger cub and makes the star cry

Chapter 202 Making Coconut Oil

After Shi Nianqing explained the uses of coconuts, the four of them finished breakfast and headed straight to the place where they collected coconuts.

Many coconuts had already fallen to the ground, and Shi Nianqing accepted them all without hesitation.

Suya collected the coconuts under the tree, while the other three climbed up and cut down all the coconuts.

It took a whole day to finally collect all the coconuts.

This is still the simplest step. After collecting them, you need to remove the outer fuzzy coconut shell.

This step is not that simple.

It took another two whole days to remove the outer coconut shell. Then, they smashed the coconut on the ground and cracked it open in no time.

The coconut meat and coconut shell were exposed, but it didn't taste very good. They collected too much of it, and after eating it a few times, I found it uninteresting.

Collect the coconut meat and peel off the outer brown shell.

The snow-white flesh was revealed.

Two more days passed after completing this step. They worked without sleep for two days, but fortunately, they were efficient.

Ten baskets of coconut meat, emitting a rich aroma, were soaking in water.

Shi Nianqing brought back the stone mortar that had been used to pound things before.

At this moment, I really miss blenders, or all sorts of high-tech gadgets from the interstellar era.

The things they do now are all physically demanding.

Su Muge and Wu Xuan crushed the coconut, while Su Ya added fresh coconut meat.

Shi Nianqing, on the other hand, filters coconut milk by adding water to it and filtering out the fresh coconut milk.

Then place it in a container and wait quietly. Put the remaining leaf pulp on a plate and put it in the oven to dry slightly.

After drying, collect them and put them in a jar.

"Sister Shi, why are you putting this away? Isn't this just trash after we've disposed of it?"

Shi Nianqing glanced at Wu Xuan and explained, "This is coconut flakes. It can be used to make desserts and mix with rice. You can also add it to bread. It tastes really good."

"After we harvest the rice, we'll be able to make flour, and then we'll make bread and cakes for you."

Shi Nianqing couldn't help but swallow hard when she thought of the pastries she ate in her past life.

Having survived the apocalypse, Shi Nianqing vividly remembered everything she had seen in her previous life; the taste was imprinted in her mind, and she could never forget it.

In this safe place, Shi Nianqing's desire for food was amplified to the extreme.

They can even come up with new ideas every now and then.

Wu Xuan and his two friends nodded, becoming even more curious about the food they had never eaten before.

With their hands moving non-stop, it took them a whole day to completely filter out the ten baskets of coconut meat and collect enough coconut flakes to fill an earthenware jar.

The entire courtyard was filled with the rich aroma of coconut, a scent that could be smelled for kilometers around.

The first filtered coconut milk has slowly begun to settle.

Shi Nianqing provided commentary to the viewers in the live stream.

"Because oil and water have different densities, with this kind of production method, the oil will slowly rise to the top and the water will slowly settle to the bottom, so we can collect the coconut oil on top."

The audience in the live broadcast room were stunned.

At first, I was laughing at Shi Nianqing for making trouble out of nothing, but now, seeing that snow-white coconut flakes, I can't help but admire her creativity.

[I'm really curious about what the "high-end" dessert Shi Nianqing mentioned actually tastes like, and what about the bread and stuff? Can we try making it ourselves?]

[I've recorded the whole process. I feel like supermarkets will definitely sell coconut meat eventually, so I can try making it myself.] [I'm actually starting to want to try it myself. The price of coconuts has been gradually decreasing; it's now around 70,000 won per coconut, which is 30,000 won cheaper than before.]

[As long as I live long enough, I'll be able to wait until coconuts become cheaper.]

……

Coconut production is very large; a small coconut plantation can produce enough to cover most areas.

In some places, the price of coconuts has even started to drop, but even after the price reduction, it is still very expensive.

Many people still haven't tasted coconut.

Unbeknownst to many, Shi Nianqing had already influenced many places in the interstellar era.

……

Shi Nianqing collected all the coconut oil and crushed it again to allow it to settle.

After going back and forth more than three times, I finally obtained pure cold-pressed coconut oil.

I took a small sip, and my mouth was filled with the aroma of coconut.

I gently rinsed my mouth, left the coconut oil in my mouth for a while, and then spat it out. I felt that the stains on my teeth were instantly reduced.

Most importantly, this stuff isn't as astringent as willow twigs, making it much more useful.

Place the coconut oil in a dry, well-ventilated place. Shi Nianqing estimates that the remaining moisture will evaporate in about one night.

The next day, collect them in a jar and store them in a cool, shady place.

Before long, the coconut oil slowly solidified, turning into a white mass.

With coconut oil, Shi Nianqing began making soap.

Making soap also requires coconut oil and lye, and collecting lye is very simple.

By mixing wood ash and water and then filtering it multiple times, a natural alkaline solution can be collected.

After collecting these items, Shi Nianqing found the dried mint and the beeswax she had collected earlier.

I'm going to make two kinds of soap, one of which is mint-based, suitable for washing when it's hot.

Beeswax is even gentler and can be used whenever you want.

Shi Nianqing mixed the oil and lye solution, and then stirred it continuously with a tool, adding the soaked mint water while stirring.

A refreshing scent wafted from the tip of my nose, and the liquid, which was originally like water, slowly began to thicken.

The viewers in the live stream stared wide-eyed at this scene.

The flow of time was different on both sides. It took Shi Nianqing two or three hours to saponify the soap.

However, in the eyes of the viewers in the live broadcast room, the liquid-like substance gradually became thicker, and they could see the change with their naked eyes.

Holy crap, this thing is amazing!

[And the method seems very simple, except for the slightly troublesome part of making the coconut oil.]

However, overall we can utilize machines to help.

[It seems so simple, is it? You can make your own soap and coconut oil?]

I'm suddenly feeling a bit restless.

I saw that the supermarket had mature coconuts in stock, and they were very cheap, only 1 won each.

I bought 10 of them right away. Get ready for the finished products, everyone!