Chapter 298: Counting the ingredients (seeking a monthly pass)
With the arrival of the owl messenger, it also means that the morning meal time is coming to an end.
After all, not everyone can continue to eat without being affected by the flying feathers.
Not to mention, there are very few little wizards who can manage their pet owls as obediently as Elena. There are at least a dozen chubby owls walking around between the public plates at every dining table.
, twisting his head left and right in search of food - of course, the area within three meters centered on the white-haired dumpling is still a restricted area.
"Let's go, while it's still early, come with me to see the vegetable patch outside the greenhouse of the herbal medicine class."
Watching the food reserves leave with their money bags and envelopes, Elena looked at the messy school auditorium, turned her head and said to Hannah beside her - now it's just feathers flying all over the sky, wait for a while until these owls are full.
, then the picture is hard to describe.
The first class was Herbology class, with the Gryffindor students.
Elena and Hannah walked to the long Gryffindor table and called Hermione who was also about to leave. The three of them left the castle together and walked across the large lawn in front of the door towards the first greenhouse while talking and laughing.
go in the direction.
"Speaking of which, what do you think of today's breakfast?"
Elena curled the long hair on her cheek with her right index finger and asked the little Hermione beside her casually.
"Delicious! Very delicious! The mashed potatoes are delicious! The baked toast is also delicious! The seafood stewed eggs are also delicious! And the layers of hamburger-like food, my God, I will definitely gain weight.
!”
Hermione said excitedly, while touching her slightly bulging belly in distress.
Hearing Hermione's complaints, Hannah also nodded in distress.
"That's right, I ate at least two or three times the usual amount of food today. If this doesn't work, I must control my food intake tomorrow... I don't want to go home from vacation and find that I have gained more than ten pounds."
If Elena hadn't pulled her away in the end, Hannah felt that she would have been able to stuff a little more into her stomach.
"Oh no, Hannah, don't say such horrible things! Maybe I should go to the library and see if there is a spell that can help you lose weight with just a wave of a magic wand."
Hermione imagined what she would look like after gaining more than ten pounds, and couldn't help but shudder. She shook her head vigorously to get rid of the terrible picture from her mind, turned her face to the side and said with some confusion.
"...But speaking of it, do you think that the difference between today's breakfast and the previous few days is too big? Even with Mr. Apokalis' personal sponsorship, there won't be such a big change.
"
"Hmph, hum hum..."
The little hair on Elena's head bounced up with a swishing sound, swaying proudly from side to side.
"Of course, it doesn't matter whose guidance the breakfast was completed. I am Elena Kaslana. You know, in terms of cooking talent, I am the strongest generation in our entire family.
.”
A proud look appeared on the girl's face, as if the words "Come and praise me! Come and praise me!" were written all over her face.
"Yes, yes, sister Elena is the most powerful."
"Not bad, not bad, worthy of praise. Let's continue tomorrow."
After taking a look at the white-haired dumpling with a worried face, Hermione and Hannah also supported him cooperatively.
As for Elena's talent in cooking, they had already seen it once when they grilled fish by the lake last week. Although they complained about being worried about gaining weight, who could really hate and refuse delicious food?
?
Since they left the auditorium a little early, when the three of them arrived at the door of the first greenhouse, neither Professor Sprout nor the other students had appeared yet - if nothing else, they should still be in the auditorium where owls were scurrying around.
, insist on enjoying the delicious food.
The greenhouses in the Herbology class at Hogwarts are all locked. After all, all kinds of magical plants are cultivated in them. Apart from Professor Sprout, who has the key, only Hagrid, who is the school's key keeper, has the key.
There was a spare key, so Elena, Hannah and Hermione could only stand outside the greenhouse in a daze for the time being.
But the good news is that the Hogwarts vegetable patch is not far from the outside of the greenhouse, where a variety of common vegetables and fruits are grown.
With the help of magic, less than three acres of land can almost afford the daily consumption of vegetables by the teachers and students in the castle.
Although Elena has not mastered the detailed magic principle yet, just looking at the mature plants in the entire vegetable field, anyone knows that this is definitely a cheat using magic.
Of course, it is limited to vegetables and plants...
Regarding how to carry out large-scale livestock breeding and aquaculture, the wizarding world is still relatively blank for the time being. They can only make bulk purchases from surrounding Muggle markets through the relevant procurement departments of the Ministry of Magic.
"Well, Hermione, remember it for me."
Elena stood at the entrance of the vegetable field, looked at the land that was divided into small and orderly areas, and nodded with satisfaction. Since she wants to change the habits of Hogwarts based on food, she must first know herself
of raw materials.
If it comes to the magical plants cultivated in the greenhouse of the herbal medicine class, Elena may not be so sure now that she can distinguish them one by one in the wild, but if they are just normal crops...
She is not one of those Western theoretical chefs who is industrious and does not distinguish between grains and grains. Since ancient times, the Eastern land has emphasized going deep into nature and searching for the original appearance of food between mountains and seas.
"Potatoes, cabbage, tomatoes, wheat, beets, cauliflower, pumpkin, parsley, carrots, artichokes, parsnip roots, lentils... Of course, these are the basics and you can eat them every day."
Elena walked in the middle of the wide vegetable field, as if she were walking on her own farm - although in theory there was no problem - and carefully identified various plants.
The plants in the Hogwarts vegetable garden are quite traditional European style, covering almost most common vegetable varieties in Western food. However, for Elena who demands more, it is obviously not enough.
"There is an extreme lack of peppers, including Sichuan peppercorns, green peppers, sweet peppers and Chaotian peppers. There is only ginger, but no young ginger. If you want old ginger, you may need to find a way. Hybrid rice... Well, this will take a few more years.
It won’t come out until next year. Fortunately, it has garlic, but it doesn’t have shallots or green onions.”
"You also need cherry tomatoes, avocados, soybeans and broad beans...but the butter is a bit monotonous. You need rapeseed oil or corn oil, and olive oil is also acceptable."
While muttering to herself, Elena took out the notebook originally used for the herbal medicine class and began to sketch in it. Regarding the purchase of ingredients and the daily management of the vegetable garden, the house elves were mainly responsible - as
As a chef, she only needs to give her needs accurately.
"Honey, what are you doing?"
At this time, a gentle voice sounded from not far behind Elena.
"What else can I do, of course, count the ingredients..."
Elena subconsciously replied, suddenly realizing something was wrong, she was stunned for a moment, turned her head suddenly and looked behind her.
At some point, a short, fat witch appeared behind her. The witch wore an old patched hat on her head and her clothes were also stained with a lot of mud. She was looking at her with a smile on her face.
Elena.
Hermione and Hannah, two unfaithful girls, had already followed the witch obediently, watching Elena blink.
"...Professor Sprout?!"
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