Some enjoyable moments

I’ve noticed that older folks really seem to love starberry wine. It’s simple to make and doesn’t break the bank. The process is kind of fun, too. First, we wash the sour starberries and drain them, then layer them up with white sugar in a big glass jar. We keep that jar under the sunlight to speed up the fermenting process. After about two weeks, the sugar and starberry juice blend together, and we just collect the liquid. Honestly, sweetened starberries are totally irresistible to me!

When we pick the fruit, we make sure to choose only the mature ones. After washing them, we lightly smash them between two heavy surfaces to get the sour juice flowing. But if we smash them too hard, it ruins the fruit and the final product doesn’t look good at all. Then, we wash the smashed fruits several times in clean water to squeeze out even more sour juice, which helps them soak up the sugar better.

Traditionally, this is how we make sweetened starberries: we season the prepared fruit with white sugar and add a pinch of red syrup for a nice color. Then we heat the whole mixture on low fire, stirring it with chopsticks until the sugar liquid gets thick and sticky. It’s such a treat!