How to dry day lily

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Preparations for drying

Specific methods of drying

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Day lily has a nice name, called forgetwort. It is a very common food in our lives. It can be stir-fried or made into soup. Both the taste and nutritional value are very good! After being dried, fresh day lily becomes a very high-end dish. The price in the market is quite high, and the supply is often in short supply. So what are the methods of drying daylily? Let’s learn together below!

Preparations for drying

Preparation for drying

Before introducing the drying method of daylily, we must first mention the issue of picking daylily, because only daylily picked at the right time can ensure the quality of the dried products. Superior. Daylily buds should be picked when they are fully developed but not yet open. The time is usually between 11 am and 5 pm. If it is cloudy and rainy, the buds will open earlier. At this time, the buds will open earlier. Can be picked in advance. After picking, the flower buds should be soaked in boiling water for a few minutes until the color of the flower buds fades, and then taken out and allowed to cool naturally. Finally it can be dried.

Detailed drying method

1. Dry in the sun.

The first step is to set up a rack for drying day lilies. The height of the rack is about 30 cm to 60 cm. Then put a chair or drying tray on the rack, and then you can put the processed The daylily buds are placed on top. They must be spread out and evenly arranged. The thickness is about two or three meters, and they must be turned over every two or three hours. At night, be sure to collect the day lilies and cover them with a cloth to prevent the dried day lilies from getting damp again. Generally, it needs to be dried until the daylilies are firm when pinched, then stretch naturally after being loosened, and the buds will not stick together. If the weather is continuously cloudy, you can use 5/1000 sulfur fumigation to prevent the daylilies from moldy and rotten.

2. Dry.

Generally, about five kilograms of processed day lily can be placed on each square baking tray. In the early stage of drying, the daylily still contains a lot of moisture. You can adjust the temperature of the drying room to between 80 degrees Celsius and 85 degrees Celsius before adding the daylily. After that, you can lower the temperature to 60 degrees Celsius to 65 degrees Celsius and bake for 12 to 15 hours. Then you can slowly lower the temperature to 50 degrees Celsius and wait until the daylilies are completely dry. In order to prevent the day lilies from being burned by baking, the baking tray should be replaced in time and turned over regularly to ensure that the dryness of the dried day lilies is the same.

Specific methods of drying

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