In fact, before the invention of refrigeration equipment, it was not conducive to making ice cream.
If fresh milk is frozen directly, it will become as hard as a stone. Although adding a large amount of sugar can make it soft, this will lower the freezing point of the sweet cream and prevent it from fully solidifying.
Humans discovered the wonderful effects of ice, snow and saltpeter a long time ago. In the 13th century, the Arab world had mastered the effect of salt on freezing, and this skill was eventually spread to Italy.
During the production process, people must constantly turn and shake the metal bucket to obtain ice cream with smaller ice crystals and a delicate taste.
At that time, the production of ice cream relied entirely on labor, which was time-consuming and laborious, and the output was very small. In addition, the raw material for ice cream, sugar, was extremely expensive.
In Europe at that time, ice cream was a luxurious delicacy that only royal families and celebrities could enjoy.
It was not until the beginning of the 19th century that the French gradually mastered the method of extracting sugar from beetroots. Before that, sugar still relied on imports from the Americas, and the sucrose, which was extracted from sugar cane by slaves, was as valuable as gold.
Soon, the invention of the ice cream machine with a curved handle to drive the stirring further reduced the cost of ice cream.
All this makes it possible to popularize ice cream.
Vienna, a center of art and technology at the time, was the first place to introduce gelato to the general public.
The popularity of ice cream did not happen overnight. In Europe in the 19th century, licking ice cream with your tongue in public was a vulgar and immoral thing.
At that time, the ice cream sold on the street was usually placed in small crystal cups, and people scooped the ice cream elegantly with spoons. This habit is still maintained in some areas in the 21st century.
At that time, the crystal cups on the ice cream trucks would be recycled, which may spread diseases, so the rapid popularity of ice cream was somewhat affected.
With the opening up of society, in order to allow people to enjoy delicious ice cream anytime and anywhere, a new type of container gradually replaced the crystal cup, which is a cone rolled up with waffle skin. The use of cones brings a more casual and joyful atmosphere to tasting ice cream.
What Gao Bin prepared for Princess Mary was an ice cream cone, with two matcha ice cream balls stuffed into it.
This is the first time Princess Mary has seen green ice cream.
The ice cream they eat now is all traditional cream flavor, with some nuts, fruits and the like sprinkled on top.
This is the first time I’ve seen colored ice cream, and it’s such a fresh color.
"This is?"
"This is called matcha ice cream. The layman's explanation of matcha is the product of powdered tea green tea. It doesn't taste good when drunk alone, but it has a different taste when made into desserts. Would you like to try it?"
Princess Mary carefully stretched out the tip of her tongue and licked it. She felt that such an action was a bit rude, so she quickly turned her back:
"Don't look at me, I'm embarrassed."
"Haha, there are no outsiders here, don't worry."
Princess Mary just doesn’t know how, otherwise she would have to give him a big look. What does it mean to have no outsiders? Aren’t you just an outsider?
But it should be said that matcha-flavored ice cream has indeed opened up a new world for Princess Mary.
She never thought that desserts could have such a refreshing taste.
“It’s really delicious.”
"Haha, this is a Downton Abbey special, you can't get it anywhere else."
Princess Mary is so smart, she immediately understood what Gao Bin meant.
But she doesn't mind this level of joking. In fact, she has already developed a crush on Gao Bin.
There is not a single man in London who understands the world, has his own thoughts, and can make desserts.
Because of an ice cream cone, Princess Mary rarely 'willfully' changed her itinerary and stayed at Downton Abbey for a week before reluctantly setting off back to London.
This week, Gao Bin took her to turn Downton upside down. He took the princess to play all the entertainment activities he could think of and implement.
In order to keep the princess entertained, he even spent a day creating a carnival event, in which all soldiers who could go to the ground participated.
No one knew that he prepared this for the princess. Everyone thought that he prepared it to change the mood of the injured soldiers.
At the carnival, Princess Mary shot a balloon for the first time; used a plastic circle to cover a bear doll for the first time; hung a goldfish for the first time...
Countless firsts constitute Mary’s most wonderful memory since she was born.
In just one week at Downton, she really had a lot of fun. She originally loved staying in bed, but she actually developed a good habit of going to bed early and getting up early.
Because after washing up and having breakfast, you can follow Gao Bin to experience various entertainment activities that you have never heard of.
The two of them even carried their servants on their backs and rode the same horse to camp in the forest.
Gao Bin does it himself, setting up tents and cooking barbecues. How can these be games that a princess can experience?
This time she finally knew that the outside world was so wonderful.
The night before leaving, Princess Mary secretly came to Gao Bin's room. If this spread, she would not be able to get married in the future, it would be unseemly.
But she still did it, which shows that Gao Bin occupies a very special position in her heart.
"High." Princess Mary looked at him with her big watery eyes.
"What's wrong? My dear Princess." Gao Bin closed the door and asked in a low and magnetic voice.
"Do you really like me?"
"Of course, otherwise I would try my best to make you happy?"
"No, I'm just afraid that you like my identity more."
Gao Bin laughed:
"To be honest, don't be angry. If you are a domineering fat man, even if you are the queen, I will not look at you twice."
Princess Mary burst out laughing:
"So, it's my face you like?"
Gao Bin added seriously:
"And your figure! These are all part of you, I have to like you."
"Even if you can talk, if you want to marry me, you may have to go through many difficulties. Are you afraid?"
"What am I afraid of? Anyway, you marry me, not me marry you. In the end, you will come to live in Downton Abbey. This is your future home. Don't care what others say!"
Princess Mary nodded:
"I know. When I go back, I will tell my father and mother, and then wait for you to marry me!"
"This is my honor, your beautiful princess."
In the early stage, Gao Bin leaned over and kissed Mary’s little hand.
The moment her lips touched the back of her hand, Princess Mary felt numb all over.
Fortunately, Gao Bin did not take any further action, otherwise the raw rice would have been cooked.
...
Princess Mary had just left, and before Gao Bin had time to lament that modern methods of picking up girls at this time were overwhelming, Edith rushed directly into Gao Bin's room without knocking on the door.
"Gao, you have to help me!"
Looking at the sobbing Edith, Mary and Sybil who followed, and Cora who arrived belatedly, she couldn't help but ask:
"What happened?"
"Carson just received the telegram that Matthew has been found."
"Isn't this a good thing? Why are you crying?"
Mary helped her sister and said:
"The telegram said that Matthew was seriously injured and was dumped in the hospital. It seemed that there was no possibility of treatment. He was not included in the three consecutive batches of injured lists returned to the UK."
Gao Bin immediately said:
"Which hospital?"
After asking for details, Gao Bin rushed downstairs in his pajamas. In the study, Carson was standing by the phone, as if he had known he would come back.
"Carson, call Mr. Lawrence."
"Yes, Master."
Lawrence is a member of Gao Bin's line. He is one of his biggest supporters. He is responsible for allocating trucks on the front line. Lawrence will be asked to do any money-making work.
This guy just sent a group of soldiers back to China, and they should be repairing in London at this time.
After countless twists and turns, I finally contacted Lawrence.
"It's me, going to the front line to find a wounded man named Matthew Crowley, and bring him back at all costs."
Gao Bin said in a commanding tone.
"Yes, sir, I will return to France with the army tomorrow."
"Be quick and remember to bring our doctor with you."
"I understand."
Hang up the phone and step forward to hug Edith:
"Okay, don't cry. I have already ordered you to go down. Matthew will definitely come back to you alive."
"Thank you! Thank you!"
Matthew is lucky because he knows Gao Bin, so he still has a chance to survive.
If it were a civilian with no one to care about or ask, no one would know where he died.
The tragic Battle of the Somme caused so many mothers to lose their sons, so many wives to lose their husbands, and so many children to lose their fathers.
Although the country is still frantically building momentum to promote the victory of this battle.
But there are also quite a few people who call the commander "the Scotsman sent by God to cleanse the English."
Most of the people who said this were soldiers from England. Although these British soldiers would be resentful of officers whose command was unfavorable, they were quite loyal to Britain and the royal family. The most they could do was curse and complain.<
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Compared with friendly forces, the treatment of British soldiers is quite good. The stipulation is that the food calories per person per day is 4,500 calories, which is higher than the 3,500 calories of the German army.
Although British cuisine is unlikely to be liked by other people, at least the British themselves enjoy it, and it also includes a 24-ounce vegetable stew that Allied soldiers called "the best canned food".
Although I couldn't sustain such a rich standard later on, I turned into marconetti soup, which is a stew of potatoes, onions, carrots and meat. However, the portion size and nutrition are still much higher than the German army's fake eggs, fake meat and multigrain black bread.
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Don't ask Gao Bin how he knew, these ingredients were delivered from his hands.
The salary of the British army is also the envy of cannon fodder soldiers in other countries. Each soldier is one shilling per day. Including wartime separation allowance, the salary of a private soldier is about 70 pounds a year, while the meager daily salary of French soldiers is less than
Poor.
Except for artillery support, which was difficult to keep up with the Germans, the British army was overwhelming in other aspects.
Of course, the British have no fewer idiot commanders than the French, and there are also many "feats" in facing machine gun charges.
If it weren't for sucking blood from the colonies and relying on a steady stream of cannon fodder from Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and India, it would be difficult for Britain to withstand the German offensive.
Of course, Gao Bin saw all this and kept it secret in his heart, so he definitely couldn't tell anyone about it.
Because the daily life of combat soldiers is not a life that normal people can live at all.
The living environment is comparable to hell, and moving soldiers from the battlefield to the rear is like going from one hell to another.
It is said that soldiers live in hell because death can come at any time, and bombs will blow people's flesh and blood from time to time;
Dead bodies were scattered all around the soldiers, and there were all kinds of grotesque corpses everywhere - either missing arms or legs, or even without heads. The stench from the corpses filled the air, making it suffocating and nauseating.
The soldiers had to drink the pond water soaked with dead bodies from time to time and sleep with the dead bodies on their heads (because it was dark and too sleepy to identify the dead bodies);
Search the dead for usable and edible items;
It is not uncommon to see corpses trampled in the mud during the march. Sometimes I trip over a corpse and lie down with it.
What's even more terrifying is that swarms of maggots are eating the corpses above the trenches, making bursts of blood-curdling noises, and suddenly they rain down on the soldiers huddled in the trenches...
The mental torture of all this is really unbearable.
In addition to fighting and resting in the rear, soldiers usually live in trenches, so trenches need to be dug.
Digging trenches is a very difficult job. Sometimes, due to lack of tools, soldiers have to dig with their hands, leaving their hands bloody and bloody.
One poem wrote: "You have to walk into the trenches in early winter to realize how good the days were in the past. Life in the trenches was terrible everywhere. You were stuck in the mud all day long, and your feet seemed to be sticky. There was nowhere to escape but
A shack in the mud, where even dogs are disgusted."
It can be seen that the living conditions are poor. In some areas, the soil quality is poor, the climate is harsh, and the trenches are constantly collapsing.
Therefore, the winters on these fronts are unbearably cold and the summers are unbearably hot.
However, once you get out of the trenches, you will continue to go to the front line, or leave the front line to rest and recuperate.
Most of the march was at night, with 75mm cannons exploding everywhere, and everyone was like a team of ghosts walking in the sudden firelight.
The ground is full of large craters after the bombing, piles of rocks, large swamps and garbage, tangled branches, dead horses and corpses... The heavy backpacks on the march are overwhelming!
The people changing defense and the retreating wounded soldiers crowded around, and the bandages used by the wounded soldiers to wrap their wounds fell on the ground and were dragged around by their feet.
They look like a real bunch of rag pickers.
This group of mud-covered 'scavengers', disheveled, hungry and restless, wore gas masks on their faces, snow caps on their heads, military coats, oil-stained raincoats and sheepskins.
Still shivering.
Backpacks, tent cloth, square shovels, picks, kitchen utensils, cartridge cases, weapons, military water bottles, satchels and all "soldier equipment" increased their burden.
Food for soldiers includes bread, beef full of sinews, bread as hard as stone, sugar, coffee, wine, etc.
Green vegetables and vitamins are out of the question in the military.
As food trucks were often attacked by enemy artillery fire on the road, bread fell into the mud and coffee and soup were spilled on the floor.
Most of the food mentioned above that sounds good is cold and occasionally smells bad.
Those who are lucky enough to survive in such an environment are all favored by God.
Gao Bin reads the intelligence and letters coming from various front lines every day, and is well aware of the cruelty of the front lines.
And having experienced peace, he has also lamented the preciousness of peace countless times.
This war must continue until a winner is determined.
...
Matthew was found and it took him one and a half months to return to Downton Abbey from the dead on the front line.
Looking at the half-disabled Matthew, Edith cried like a tearful person.
The medical level of Crowley Hospital has made great progress in the past two years of extraordinary treatment. However, they are helpless in the face of Matthew's injury, which can only rely on miracles.
But no matter what, staying at home and being cared for by his wife made Matthew feel a lot better.
During this period, he also talked to Gao Bin about the succession of the title.
He believed that he was no longer qualified and unworthy to inherit the position of earl.
But Gao Bin didn't let him think too much and waited until Robert came back before making any decision.
In fact, Gao Bin also felt that Matthew was not suitable to inherit the title.
The reason why Robert insisted on giving Matthew the title was to pass on the bloodline of the Crawley family.
But now that Matthew is in this state, he must be infertile. Giving him the heir again would be equivalent to giving the Crowley family a reprieve.
But just leave these things to Robert. Gao Bin is only responsible for making money.
Now he not only has to make money for the Crowley family, but also has to make more money for himself and Mary.
After Mary returned, the two of them continued to exchange letters and occasionally talked on the phone.
In order to facilitate calls, they even opened a dedicated phone line to ensure that no one would eavesdrop. Otherwise, if you say something private, you have to worry about being overheard, which would be too depressing.
In the blink of an eye, the time came to 1918, the frontline war came to an end, and the York Division led by Robert returned with glorious results. On this day, Downton went up and down with gongs and drums, and firecrackers were blasting. Everyone was looking forward to their master's triumphant return.
Return.
Looking at the Earl who was riding a horse and looking obviously thin, everyone on the street, regardless of men, women, old and young, bowed and paid their most sincere respect.
The glorious results achieved by the York Division on the front line have long been spread throughout the streets of Britain under Gao Bin's arrangement.
It was obviously a small-scale victory, but he packaged it into a big victory with extraordinary significance.
In order to better control public opinion, Gao Bin even purchased a newspaper and named it "The British Tribune". He planned to use this newspaper as a starting point to directly influence British public opinion.
Those who win public opinion win the world, and Gao Bin’s move was also for the influence of the Crowley family.
If you want to have an extraordinary status in peacetime, there is no more effective way than holding a microphone.
Robert gave a speech in the church square and thanked the Yorkshire boys for their contribution in this war.
The military also sent senior officials to arrange honors and medals for him on the spot.
The only thing worth looking forward to now is whether the title will be upgraded to another level. If he can become a marquis, Robert will undoubtedly be the greatest member of the Crawley family in the century-old history!