agar agar secrets

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1. one tahil agar agar, one kati sugar
2. rinse egg white and shell into cut agar agar

3. one litre water to start and boil half away

4. stir and filter through cooking filter cloth
5. stir egg white into crushed rock sugar, add to boiling agar

6. add filitered soaked "Ng Kee" - yellow cleaning agent/dye
7. add rose essence

In plain modern language and weight converted:

1. 120g of agar agar (4 packets or 4 ounces $8 to be matched with 4X600g(1 tahl) or 2.4kg of sugar $5

2. 4 egg whites and shell, two for agar2, two for rock sugar

3. 4 litres to boil to 2 litres.
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6. "Ng Kee" to be bought from Old fashion Chinese Medical Hall, known for cleaning jaundiced infants. use half of $1.00

7. Rose essence, use half of $1 half bottle
In conclusion, $15 of raw materials, 15 pounds of sweat for 12 nice springy, succulent and delicious heavenly dessert