Snow Lotus

Snow Lotus, swiped from williamnyk on Flickr.

Home-made enzymes are all the rage these days. Here's a documented effort at producing some snow lotus enzyme. My colleague gave me a box of those jelly-like bits as a starter kit. They're lighter than they look and will float. Smelled very much like those oils used by Chinese bone-setters. Most probably alcohol from the earlier fermentation. According to wikipedia, the snow lotus is a type of plant that is traditionally used to relieve inflammation. I don't see how the jelly corresponds to any part of the plant. To kickstart the process, one has to dilute five hundred grammes of brown sugar. Apparently, it only works with the usual brown sugar. Use any organic sugar and it fails. Too clean? Haha. Just dump the jelly into the diluted sugar with 1.5 litres of filtered water and leave it in a big glass jar for four days. Sounds simple right? NOT. My mother was complaining the whole time. The sugar is bloody hard to dilute in cold water. It's full of sediment and impurities. One has to filter the contents, wash the utensils, yadda, yadda, yadda. As the days pass, one can notice the jelly bits doubling in quantity with plenty of bubbling. By the end of the period, the water is filtered out to be drunk (microbe alert!) or used to wash dishes, mop the floor, and other cleaning chores. If you're adventurous, try it as an intimate hygiene wash or personal lubricant. XD. Apparently, it works well against oily stains and guards against insects. But the stuff is a bit sticky due to all the sugar. Ugh. One also ends up with two boxes of jelly. It will lie dormant for three months in the refrigerator. Anyone wanna give it a try?