June 13, 2016

Ume Syrup Making, Continued/梅シロップ作り、続き

Day 2
Frozen (left) vs. unfrozen ume:
2日目
冷凍(左)vs.冷凍していない梅
 
Hardly any difference.
殆ど違いはありません。

Flavor:
味: 
Hardly any difference. Both are sweet and sour, and tasty.
殆ど違いはありません。どちらも甘酸っぱくて、美味しいです。

Day 2
Ume in two large (5-liter) containers:
2日目
大きな(5リットル)容器に入れた梅
 
Both are sweet and sour, and tasty.
どちらも甘酸っぱくて、美味しいです。

Ume in two small containers:
小さな容器に入れた梅:  
 

It looks as if they were both finished. I have gotten extract from all the ume. I'm convinced that the large base area of the container is the key for success.
どちらも完成したかのようです。全ての梅からエキスが出ています。容器の底面積が広いことが成功の秘訣だと確信しました。

Meanwhile,
Day 3
そんな中、
3日目

Ume in glass jars:
ガラス瓶に入れた梅:
Tilted on one side to ensure that as many ume as possile are immersed in the liquid.
できるだけ多くの梅が液に浸かるよう、傾けています。

Hours later, I titled them on the other side.
数時間後、もう片方に傾けました。
Glass jars are heavy and hard to handle!
ガラス瓶は重くて、扱いにくいです!

2 comments:

ErinBear said...

Dear Hiroyuki,

The glass jars are very difficult to turn! Maybe you will be using the Tupperware containers in the future. It seems to work very well!

Take care,
Erin from California

Hiroyuki said...

ErinBear: Not maybe but definitely! I will explain the issues with glass jars in a future post.