Pound cake, as the name suggests, consists of one pound of sugar, one pound of flour, one pound of eggs, and one pound of butter. It is a powerful representation of dessert as to how sweet Westerners can be.
One pound is equal to about nine taels, which is close to one catty. One catty of sugar should be put in this cake.
What's even scarier is that this cake actually doesn't taste very sweet, because that pound of butter will make the finished cake more moist and soft, and the oily texture brought by the fat will make it easier to swallow, making the taste of sugar less obvious.
, many dessert shops even use one and a half pounds of sugar to make it sweeter.
This thing is a complete calorie bomb. A small piece is enough for an adult to need daily calories. In addition to being difficult to store, it is not easy to bring compressed biscuits in wilderness survival.
After lunch, Schiller started baking cakes. Except for Steve, who works out all year round, almost everyone doesn’t like desserts. Eating desserts can help relieve anxiety. Schiller often puts some sweets in his office.
The nurses will give out wafer biscuits and chocolates to patients who behave well.
Carter's incident has inevitably shrouded everyone in an atmosphere of anxiety, and delicious desserts are the best choice to relieve this atmosphere.
But unfortunately, Schiller's reserves of supplies were relatively basic, and he would definitely not be able to make those high-end desserts. He decided to make the most classic pound cake, the least likely to fail, and add fruits and cream to help people who don't like to eat.
Quickly replenish calories and feel happy.
The men went to prepare the afternoon barbecue. Since there were two big eaters, Gray Mist and Venom, there was no need to worry about running out of food. Schiller bought a cow directly from the ranch next door.
Next door is a grain-fed pasture, and one of the characteristics of American grain-fed beef is that it has more fat, and the taste is more fragrant and smooth. It may be a disaster for people who don’t like fat meat, but if you can accept the fat-rich beef, the taste
It is quite good. In comparison, the lean meat of Australian grain-fed beef tastes better.
The rancher next door had already slaughtered the cattle. Steve led the others to the gate of the farm to receive the beef. The beef was slaughtered very well and all parts were treated very clean, but he was worried that the smell of blood might trigger Carter's attack.
Not feeling well, they took the beef directly to a nearby warehouse for processing.
The ladies are responsible for handling the vegetables, mainly cutting the bell peppers for skewering the beef skewers, and shredding the lettuce and purple cabbage for the salad.
There is a very famous barbecue here in California called palm leaf barbecue, which is to grill fresh beef on palm leaves. In some areas, the meat is wrapped in palm leaves and thrown into the fire pit. Ladies are very fond of this dish.
Very interested, Wanda proposed to pick some palm leaves of suitable size.
In fact, she wanted to take Carter out for a walk. Although the ultraviolet rays are very strong now, when she was pregnant, her mood would be much better as long as she stayed in a sunny place. She hoped that Carter would be the same.
After the chattering ladies left the kitchen, Schiller really started to prepare the afternoon dishes. He mainly had to handle the seafood, and the fishy smell of the seafood might also cause Carter's discomfort. He had to prepare the crabs and shrimps before the ladies came back.
Processed.
California is also famous for its seafood, especially the large Dungeness crabs. Schiller ordered a batch of good products from the San Francisco pier. Almost every crab weighed more than two kilograms and had a beautiful orange shell. Some of them were waving their teeth and claws.
Holding pliers.
Schiller opened the shells of two large crabs three times, five by two, and took out the crab roe to make porridge. This kind of crab does not have much paste, but the crab roe is rich in fat and is very suitable for making raw porridge.
Schiller cooked a pot of white porridge in a casserole. As soon as the crab roe was rolled in, a layer of golden fat floated on the surface of the porridge, and an indescribable aroma of fat floated out. Schiller tore some crab meat and put it in.
Add a little bit of grated ginger, but it is not fully boiled, because there is still some time before dinner, and you can roll it again then.
The crab meat of these two crabs was made into garlic butter baked crab meat. This method is more in line with the taste of local Americans, but Schiller felt it was a bit greasy, so he took two whole crabs and steamed them. Anyone can eat steamed crabs, and
The original flavor of the seafood was retained, and the remaining one was cooked into spicy fried crab according to my own taste. The key is to stir-fry it vigorously so that it is fragrant but not spicy, and the freshness of the seafood is not lost.
Of course, how can you not eat Mexican food when you come to California? Considering that the ladies have a lighter taste, Schiller made Mexican vegetable burritos, Mexican corn crispy pizza with marinated chicken on top, and a bell pepper sour cream soup.
We also made clam chowder, seafood chowder, spicy beef fried rice and the famous California roll.
After the ladies came back, they started to help pack their things. Although they were going to have a barbecue, they had to bring a lot of things besides ingredients. They put some odds and ends into their bags and even took their swimsuits.
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Helen and the two mice had nothing else to do. They had been inflating swimming rings and kayaks, but they were caught by the sudden appearance of a black bald head.
Nick had a Pikachu in his left hand and a Rocket Raccoon in his right. Just when he was about to ask what they were doing here, he was hit by Pikachu with a hundred thousand volts, and the electricity was even darker.
Rocket Raccoon, who was also held in his hand, was also hit. He was doing nothing wrong, so he couldn't wait to fight back after Nick took back his hand. In order to protect the newly inflated swimming ring, Helen had to stand up and stop them both.
Nick blew out a puff of black smoke, coughed a few times, walked to the island, snapped his fingers and said, "Bring me a pina colada..."
With a bang, a coconut hit his head. Nick rubbed his forehead and complained: "You are so rude, at least open it for me."
Schiller threw him another coconut opener, but it was really difficult to use. Nick worked for a long time and still couldn't open it, so he had to give it to Helen.
He pressed one arm on the island countertop and said, "How's it going with Steve? I knew his child's plans wouldn't go well..."
Schiller looked back at him, wondering why he said that. Nick shook his head and said: "The best outcome for modified people like us is to die alone. Reproduction of offspring is a luxury."
"Even in this era, no one has developed super soldier medicine without side effects. In that era when science was not yet developed, those medicines had already caused irreversible damage to our bodies. All we can do is
Spread this damage."
"You are too pessimistic." Schiller brought him a glass of ice and said, "We now have the ability to remedy many things. Steve already has a basic plan. I believe this child will be born smoothly.
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"Being born is just the first step, the trouble is still to come." Even so, Nick also had some joy on his face. If Captain America's child is a mutant, it will bring mutants closer to S.H.I.E.L.D.
He has been coveting these humanoid nuclear bombs for a long time.
After handling the meat, Stark held his own hands and walked in from the front door with some disgust. He was a little surprised to see Nick coming, but he couldn't help but taunted: "You came at the right time.
It's very consistent with SHIELD's style of waiting until a year after the problem is resolved before showing up."
"Don't say that, Tony." Nick pouted and said, "Is little Morgan okay? Does he miss her Uncle Nick?"
"She is very good, but I must warn you, stay away from my daughter. I don't want her to become as sinister as you."
Nick was not ashamed, but proud. He laughed heartily and said: "If she really has such a talent, you should be happy that there is a successor to SHIELD."
Stark pursed his lips and showed a speechless expression. You can never hurt a shameless person with words.
Steve and Reed came back, and Reed looked a little nervous, as if they had just discussed some plan and were now preparing to implement it.
It happened that at this time, Susan came down from upstairs after getting her things and greeted them with a smile. Susan was a typical American blonde, beautiful and enthusiastic, and could get along with everyone. In such a short period of time, she had already become friends with Wang.
They formed a relationship where they could secretly chat and gossip, which was completely opposite to Reed's popularity.
She changed into a beautiful light green tight-fitting dress, with the hem like layers of blooming lotus leaves. She wore two thin golden earrings on her ears. Her whole person exuded a mature and intellectual charm, and matched everyone present.
Women are all different.
Reed's eyes widened on the spot. Steve and Stark pulled on his sleeves desperately. He was stunned for more than ten seconds before he reacted and cast a look at Steve asking for help.
Stark, a veteran in love, immediately cheered, and Wanda and Pepper, who came out behind him, also started to cheer. Susan showed a playful smile, tossed her hair back, and waved her hands from side to side, pretending to be a Hollywood star.
Reed felt like he was pushed hard, and turned around to glare at Stark, but he still walked up to her, clenched his hands and said to Susan: "You are so beautiful today, uh, we are going to mix a few drinks."
In the past, did you have any thoughts?"
Susan blinked slightly and said: "I don't have any special preference for wine. If I have to say, maybe something sweeter would be good? Is there any rum here?"
Reed looked at the bar, and Schiller shook his head. He said: "We have prepared liqueur, whiskey, rye beer, red wine and ice wine, as well as some low-alcohol rice wine for cooking, but no rum or vodka.
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"Ah, it's okay. I can drink anything." Susan waved her hand and said, "I'm not used to drinking while eating. If you want to drink, how about some beer?"
Reed didn't seem to expect this answer at all. He turned his head to look at Steve, who was lip-syncing for him frantically.
But before Reed could speak, Susan smiled at him and said, "But I'm actually quite interested in bartending. What kind of wine can you make? Can you do fancy bartending?"
"Don't be ridiculous, ma'am." Reed said a little embarrassed, "I only know how to mix all the drinks together and shake them."
But Susan covered her mouth and laughed. She said: "What a coincidence. Me too. Once I mixed lemon juice and milk drink together and made a cup of thick unknown substance. I thought I was
What new results have been achieved in the field of liquid molecules?"
Reed immediately said enthusiastically: "Citric acid and protein will cause the liquid to agglomerate, which will indeed make a mess, but it can't be called a new achievement..."
Steve stepped forward and pulled him hard. Stark rolled his eyes behind him, thinking that this girl is also interested in you, but if it were someone else, you would be completely out of luck.
Then the two of them walked to the bar, and Schiller moved out of the way very wisely.
But he had actually prepared most of the drinks, mainly some refreshing low-alcohol cocktails and ice-cold coconut juice. He put them in beer buckets, filled them with ice cubes, and carried them to the door, ready to put them in.