總覺得,今年的蟬叫好弱,可是氣溫卻比過往要高。40Please respect copyright.PENANAD2PFk9wG7j
吃喝太多冷的,宮寒;一天到晚吹冷氣,鼻敏感⋯⋯再說,這天氣開火煮食可是折磨,更何況是煲湯水。40Please respect copyright.PENANA0Z7v0ZjDX5
望著那竹蔗茅根湯包,遲疑幾秒,終是拿起來。40Please respect copyright.PENANALu5lhg1Xh1
明明涼茶舖不少,超級市場也現成的賣,望見湯包裡的竹蔗還是漠視高溫去付款。40Please respect copyright.PENANAEZ7TotgXWS
第一次吃竹蔗是我媽教的,一開始執在手裡一小節,咬了一口比我想像中要硬,還未咬到就苦著臉放棄。 40Please respect copyright.PENANAg07TY4TRJL
「硬硬的皮已經削去了,咬吧。」40Please respect copyright.PENANAw9zop7U7jM
「可是很硬,吃不到⋯⋯」40Please respect copyright.PENANAtyFDmRnO8R
「不是吃的,」我媽哭笑不得看著我,說:「用力點咬,搾了汁,再吐渣在膠袋。」40Please respect copyright.PENANAl9PecA5wAI
那個時候,一到夏天老式麵包店又或是涼茶店門前就會有一部機,將一大札一大札的竹蔗放進去壓扁,但求將每一滴甘甜美味的汁液都搾取出來⋯⋯ 40Please respect copyright.PENANApcUNt8BTau
竹蔗是少數我跟我媽美好我飲食回憶,有時她也會叫外傭姐姐煮竹蔗茅根水給我們喝。對於自小不喜歡喝水的我來說,那是繼百花蛇舌草以後,很清潤的夏日飲料。40Please respect copyright.PENANAt0cbLfW9ZW
但比起百花蛇舌草,竹蔗茅根水難煮太、多、了!40Please respect copyright.PENANAaoYATHrq96
不不不,準確來說,是麻煩太多!40Please respect copyright.PENANA6I6fprTcZi
馬蹄先要洗淨,洗乾淨泥以後,還要去皮,可是去著去著,原本雪白的肉氧化了,有些淺啡色綉痕般的跡浮了出來。根據經驗,會氧化的都要馬上浸水!終於又批、又切處理完以後,已汗流浹背。 40Please respect copyright.PENANA8lvrn4zq6g
幸好湯包就這部份要處理。40Please respect copyright.PENANAlIiXP3QaLR
將竹蔗、馬蹄、茅根都塞進鍋,水覆過材料,猛火煮到滾水以後,再收細煲一小時⋯⋯ 40Please respect copyright.PENANA5NWTO6QC8s
大汗滴小汗。40Please respect copyright.PENANAjgFi4A9btL
「夏天願意開火煮飯你吃的人,都很愛你。」我妹倪視我一眼,還未反駁,我就補充說:「餐廳另計,那是對錢的愛。」 40Please respect copyright.PENANAyOlXiReeYz
「又沒人說你一定要煮,我可以吃外賣。」40Please respect copyright.PENANAZ9tzofgb1m
那之前是誰說好久沒喝過湯?40Please respect copyright.PENANAhA8VPG44e2
但確實,一身汗水煮頓飯,不一定是愛,有時候只是責任。40Please respect copyright.PENANANNGS0qUADJ
作為照顧者,必須要保證小孩吃飽;吃外食太多味精了,對小孩健康不好!40Please respect copyright.PENANAQTDTC4lW1c
是責任,也是社會觀念束縛。40Please respect copyright.PENANAtQp6Mfi93I
也是多多少少都滲和起來,各人比例不同。40Please respect copyright.PENANAomxKomv6hC
不一定人人也能生出母愛,要健康或好也不一定只有親自做飯的一種方法,何必猜量他人的心思;又何必用別人的理念、大眾的枷鎖來情勒他人,藉機發洩不滿?40Please respect copyright.PENANARygqgGqKcg
人啊!本來都不該勉強自己,苦了自己,也禍害他人。40Please respect copyright.PENANAoEKjghe0BD
「我開火煮飯因為愛啊!哈利。」我把火關細,對妹妹比了個心「我愛你啊~」40Please respect copyright.PENANALuod1CibEh
人啊!還是坦誠地做自己想做的事來得簡單。40Please respect copyright.PENANA7TJDRptbM1
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