Not the Novel World
24. Butter and Coffee

After returning from the manufacture of the chair yesterday, Seint and Lilian agreed to process the coffee fruit today. For that Lilian had to wake up very early like now.

Before processing the coffee fruit, Lilian will process the milk she has stored for two days into butter. For that, Lilian told Seint to come a little afternoon.

"Today is going to be a hard day." Said Lilian while sighing softly.

Then Lilian took one of the chairs in front of her and occupied the chair, in front of her was already available breakfast that Rosa had provided while she was cleaning up earlier.

After finishing his breakfast, Lilian then walked towards the butter-making place. From afar Lilian could see Zheyan was already there and was now preparing something they would need later.

"Good morning Brother." Say hello to Lilian when she arrives.

"Morning too." Sapa Zheyan returned and rubbed Lilian's head slowly.

"When's my brother from here?" Ask Lilian.

"New, oh yes...Brother has told the servants to soak the container with hot water as you said yesterday" Zheyan said.

"Then let's just start making it." Lilian

Zheyan then told the servants to take the butter they had previously stored for two days.

"Now all that needs to be done is to take the cream that floats on the surface of the milk." Lilian.

Lilian then walked up to the spoon that Zheyan had previously soaked in hot water and Lilian scooped the cream on one of the containers.

"White is called cream." Said Lilian while showing the spoon in her hand to the servants."Use a spoon soaked in hot water to pick up the cream that floats on the surface of the milk, then move the cream into a container that has also been heated, do this until there is no cream left." Lilian.

The servants moved according to the instructions Lilian gave. It didn't take long the waiters finished moving all the floating cream to the container .

"Close all the containers tightly and get me the water that I told you to keep on the roof last night." Lilian.

The servants moved according to Lilian's direction, then a while later the servants came with containers made of clay in their hands.

Lilian then opened the lid of the container and smiled happily when she saw it. Lilian had read an article in her world before if the ancient Egyptians made ice cubes by boiling water and then store it in a container made of clay then close it and store it on the roof house at a certain temperature.

At first he had doubts but if not tried Lilian would not know the results so Lilian thought before.

"These are called ice cubes, very cold and very suitable to drink during the day during the summer, will be fresh if mixed with fruit juice." Lilian.

"really?" Tanya Zheyan who had just seen how to make butter.

"True Brother, but he won't last long because it will melt back." Lilian.

"The waiter tells the head chef to prepare a lot of fruit juice as soon as possible." Zheyan said to one of the servants.

"Good sir." Say the waiter and go execute the order from Zheyan.

"What's the next step ?" Ask Zheyan.

"The next step is to place the container containing the cream into a larger container and then pour enough warm water to half the portion of the container submerged and wait for 5 hours, keep the ice-filled container back to a very humid place so it doesn't melt." Lilian.

The servants immediately did as Lilian instructed, then Lilian stared at Zheyan.

"Son, I guess as long as we wait, we better get to the coffee shop." Lilian

"Well, getting settled faster would be better." Zheyan.

"You wait here until we get back and please rest." Said Lilian to the servants.

"You, take this ice pack with us." Show Zheyan to the servants. "If the waiter I told you to meet the chef earlier returns, tell him to catch up with us immediately and keep the juice for you too." Further.

"You just need to add ice to the juice and enjoy." Said Lilian smiling happily.

The servants were happy to taste the ice cider fruit, moreover they got a smile from Lilian which made them admire her Young Miss more.

Zheyan and Lilian then walked over to where the dried and collected coffee berries were. Zheyan then checked the equipment they would use to process the coffee berries.

"We must wait for Prince Seint first before starting." Lilian.

"Yes, you're right, he'll be coming soon." Zheyan.

Shortly afterwards Seint came with Artem walking to his right and Asgar to his left.

"Don't Brother think that Seint is like a master while Artem and Kak Asgar are his subordinates when walking like that?" Ask Lilian.

"It's like that." Zheyan smiled at Lilian.

"Ahhh right also, he will be the future King and both are subordinates, why my brain is always slow when it comes to him." Inner Lilian.

"You..why see me like that?" Seint asked as he arrived in front of Lilian.

"What-like?" Ask Lilian back.

"He why? Pms times huh?" Lilian murmured that Seint had not heard.

"Good morning by noon Lilian." Sapa Artem's.

Lilian smiled towards Artem, "Also." Then he glanced at Asgar. "Sister coming too?" Further.

"Yes...I also want to see the results." Said Asgar who then nodded to Lilian oleg.

Then they stood in front of the coffee piles.

"What should we do now." Artem.

"The first is the stripping of the skin, we have dried it for several days until the water content is reduced a lot, now put the coffee fruit into the sack and beat until the seeds come out. Lilian.

Then they told the servant to do what Lilian said. Shortly after, Lilian told to clean the skin that was still attached to the seeds.

"After the seeds are clean from the rest of the skin of the fruit, the next step is to soak them using hot water to separate the seeds that we will consume and the deformed seeds, the next step is to soak them in hot water to separate the seeds that we will consume, just like the cacao fruit yesterday separate the drowned fruit and the floating on the surface of the water and then sunk back the seeds that sink to dry." Lilian.

The servants immediately did as Lilian had instructed. After some time passed the dried coffee beans had dried.

"Prepare a large fireplace and pan, we will do the roasting process, after the pan is hot input the coffee beans and stir until the coffee beans are black." Lilian.

The servants immediately did the orders from Lilian back. While they were busy watching the coffee making, a waiter brought a large jar containing fruit juice.

Zheyan took the jar and told the waiter to rest and enjoy the fruit juice with the other servants. Lilian walked up to Zheyan and called Seint, Asgar, and Artem sitting with them to rest.

"Take a wait for the coffee beans that blacken us rest for a while and drink the juice of this fresh fruit." Said Lilian while giving a glass of fruit juice to each person.

Seint, Zheyan, Asgar, and Artem were silent for a long time when they drank the juice, it was sweet and fresh. The coldness that passes through their throat provides its own freshness during hot weather as it is now.

"Lilian." Asgar said excitedly and nodded by everyone.

Lilian smiled happily. "Of course.that's the drink I've mixed with ice cubes, so it feels cold and invigorates the throat." Lilian

"Es stone?" Seint was confused.

"Yes.es stone, the coldness is just like you." Lilian.

Seint smiled meaningfully at Lilian, "As you said earlier, it's cold and refreshing." Said Seint with a sweet smile towards Lilian.

"What's wrong with her why she's smiling so charmingly at me." Inner Lilian, "Ahh I'm going to check the coffee beans." Lilian stood up from her seat and walked quickly towards the roasting of the coffee beans while holding her chest, "this is the heart why it beats so fast will I soon die again?" Inner Lilian.

Seint smiled at Lilian leaving, While Zheyan, Asgar, and Artem were again witnesses of the strangeness shown by Seint. Seint rarely smiled so sweetly, he might never even smile so sweetly that most people just saw him smile cynically.

After looking at Lilian. Seint then turned his head towards the three people who were styling him with strange gazes, understanding with their gazes Seint then cleared his throat to melt the atmosphere.

"We'd better catch up with Lilian to see her coffee beans." Artem's speech melted the awkward atmosphere.

They walked up to Lilian who was watching the roasting of the coffee beans.

"It smells good." Asgar Say.

"Yes of course." Said Lilian smiling happily.

After making sure the seeds were completely blackened Lilian then told the waiter to lift it and let the coffee beans cool for a while so as not to overheat during the grounding process.

"Next mash the beans until smooth, and use the cloth yesterday to sift so we can get the coffee powder that we are ready to enjoy." Lilian.

Then the servants did what Lilian had directed. After some time passed, Lilian checked the finished coffee grounds in the sieve.

"It smells better when it's ground." Artem.

"Yes.the coffee powder is ready." Lilian said happily.

Artem then took a little coffee grounds and tried it. "It smells sweet but it tastes bitter." Artem.

"Of course bitter, the coffee powder we have not mixed with sugar or milk, because after this I still have to make butter so I have decided to brew it into a drink tomorrow." Lilian.

"So we have to wait until tomorrow ?" Ask Seint.

"Of course, if you can't then don't come." Lilian.

"Well, we'll wait until tomorrow." Seint said giving up.

After deciding to make a drink tomorrow, Zheyan and Artem return to the palace to do a task they have not had time to finish while Zheyan and Artem accompany Lilian to make butter.

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The author from yesterday was very curious to ask this, "there's no one waiting UP from Author?". That's it si 🤭