{"id":16956,"date":"2012-06-20T15:55:23","date_gmt":"2012-06-20T07:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/?p=16956"},"modified":"2017-02-25T19:33:46","modified_gmt":"2017-02-25T11:33:46","slug":"yummy-toddler-foods-grass-jelly-drink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/2012\/06\/20\/yummy-toddler-foods-grass-jelly-drink\/","title":{"rendered":"Yummy Toddler Foods: Grass Jelly Drink"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Grass jelly plants<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Commonly known as chin chow here, grass jelly made from the extracts of Mesona chinensis<\/em>‘ stalks and leaves makes a great refreshing and cooling drink. June is often the hottest month over here. Besides going for water, there are other cooling beverage options to bring the bodily heat down. One could try barley water, chrysanthemum tea, water chestnut drink, oldenlandia water, cooling herbal teas and grass jelly drink of course.<\/p>\n

I love grass jelly. I like to chew on the jelly knowing that it contains the essence of a beneficial Chinese herb. It is slightly bitter on its own but the addition of a sweetener elevates it to the dessert status. One easy recipe for grass jelly is to simply drizzle honey on it. I prefer drinking the jelly instead. The common recipe for grass jelly drink uses white sugar as sweetener but I prefer brown sugar for better flavour. Below is my version.<\/p>\n

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