SESAMUM-SEED OIL
蔴 油
mar yout

Sesamum-seed has the strongest and most delicious oil of any seed. A few drops of this oil will improve a dish greatly.

(a) Roast the seeds in a dry pan with a low fire till they turn brown.

(b) Grind them with a stone grinder, and collect in a pan.

(c) Take off the oil on top. This is sesamum-seed oil.

PEANUT OIL
生 油
sang yout

Instead of using butter, the Chinese use peanut oil. Therefore in this book the word "oil" means peanut oil unless otherwise stated.

Peanut oil is made as follows:

(a) Skin the peanuts.

(b) Fry them. Turn frequently until they are yellow.

(c) Place them in a hollowed block of thick wood which has a hole in one end. There are smaller holes through which the oil comes when the peanuts are crushed by a stick of wood in the large hole.