Longan Apricot Dew

Longan Apricot Dew

　　Ingredients: 2 taels of southern apricot kernels, 2 taels of northern apricot kernels, 2 taels of longan flesh, appropriate amount of rock sugar, appropriate amount of cornstarch, appropriate amount of water. Method: 1. Rinse the southern and northern apricot kernels together with water, then soak them in three cups of cold boiled water overnight. 2. Put the southern and northern kernels into a blender to grind into apricot juice, strain to remove the pulp, and set aside. 3. Put the rock sugar and apricot juice together in a pot and cook until the rock sugar dissolves. 4. Thicken with cornstarch to form a thin paste, and set aside. 5. Wash the longan flesh (also known as longan aril, available at Chinese medicine shops), drain off the moisture, and cook it with 2 cups of cold boiled water until the juice becomes thick. Then put it into a blender and blend into longan juice. 6. Add it into the apricot dew, and it is ready to drink. Function: Nourishes the body, while also opening the orifices, soothing the nerves, enhancing comprehension ability. Regular consumption by children can promote academic progress. Ingredients’ Functions: The longan is shaped like an eye and resembles a dragon’s eye, hence called “longan” (dragon eye). It is harvested during the osmanthus blossom season, hence also called “guiyuan” (osmanthus garden). Longan functions to calm the nerves, nourish blood, benefit intelligence, tonify deficiency, strengthen the spleen and stimulate appetite. Apricot kernels help relieve wheezing, moisten the intestines, stop coughing and dispel phlegm. (Hanzhong)