PROCESSING OF CHERRY PETAL FOR USING AS BASE MATERIAL OF CAKE

摘要

PURPOSE:To obtain a base material for cakes preservable over a long period, utilizing the characteristic soft bulkiness, taste, fragrance, etc., of cherry petal, by treating selected cherry petals with an aqueous solution of acetic acid, washing with water, immersing in a seasoning liquid, boiling down, added with lemon juice and cooking in the form of jam. CONSTITUTION:Cherry petals can be converted to a base material for cakes by the following steps. (1) A step to select the cherry petals; (2) a step to immerse the selected cherry petals having a core into a boiling aqueous solution of acetic acid for several sec; (3) a cleaning step to wash the immersed cherry petals with water; (4) a draining step for the cleaned product; (5) a seasoning step to immerse the drained cherry petals in a seasoning liquid free from sa (6) a step to boil down the cherry petals; and (7) the final step to add lemon juice immediately before the completion of the boiling-down step and again boil down for a short time to process the cherry petals in the form of jam.