桐城豐(feng)糕(gao),潔(jie)白如(ru)霜,松泡綿軟,味鮮香甜(tian),為安徽桐城春節(jie)期(qi)間特有(you)的(de)一(yi)種傳統(tong)糕(gao)類食品。此時,家家戶戶都要制(zhi)作或購買豐(feng)糕(gao),以(yi)祈求(qiu)來年吉祥大發,家興(xing)業旺。
豐(feng)糕(gao)(gao)(gao)(gao)(gao)的(de)(de)傳統制作,是取(qu)(qu)上(shang)(shang)等秈米,凈洗后用(yong)水浸泡,米入(ru)骨后磨出(chu)淀粉,加白糖(tang)和(he)渾酒(jiu)(土(tu)法制糯(nuo)米酒(jiu)的(de)(de)副產品,又(you)稱“紅酒(jiu)”)或“老(lao)面”,攪(jiao)勻后發酵(jiao),等來了浮子(糕(gao)(gao)(gao)(gao)(gao)粉發酵(jiao)后浮在表層的(de)(de)泡花),即可(ke)上(shang)(shang)蒸籠(long)(long)蒸。蒸籠(long)(long)要(yao)一(yi)籠(long)(long)籠(long)(long)地上(shang)(shang)。取(qu)(qu)糕(gao)(gao)(gao)(gao)(gao)粉適(shi)量(liang),下(xia)堿(jian)水中(zhong)和(he),上(shang)(shang)籠(long)(long)前再下(xia)適(shi)量(liang)小蘇(su)打水“提泡”。如(ru)蒸“葷(hun)糕(gao)(gao)(gao)(gao)(gao)”,同時(shi)(shi)放入(ru)一(yi)些切成一(yi)厘(li)米見方的(de)(de)板(ban)豬油塊。上(shang)(shang)籠(long)(long)時(shi)(shi)要(yao)用(yong)猛火。約蒸四十多分鐘(zhong),上(shang)(shang)第二籠(long)(long),同時(shi)(shi)將前一(yi)籠(long)(long)調至(zhi)高(gao)格。如(ru)此一(yi)籠(long)(long)籠(long)(long)地上(shang)(shang),直至(zhi)手夠不上(shang)(shang)時(shi)(shi)止。取(qu)(qu)糕(gao)(gao)(gao)(gao)(gao)時(shi)(shi),可(ke)用(yong)一(yi)只(zhi)筷(kuai)子從糕(gao)(gao)(gao)(gao)(gao)的(de)(de)正中(zhong)插(cha)入(ru),如(ru)拔起(qi)時(shi)(shi)不粘(zhan)糕(gao)(gao)(gao)(gao)(gao),說(shuo)明糕(gao)(gao)(gao)(gao)(gao)已熟透(tou)即可(ke)取(qu)(qu)籠(long)(long)。取(qu)(qu)出(chu)的(de)(de)糕(gao)(gao)(gao)(gao)(gao),放置(zhi)通風處涼十多分鐘(zhong),即可(ke)用(yong)食(shi)用(yong)色素在糕(gao)(gao)(gao)(gao)(gao)面上(shang)(shang)書(shu)寫“恭喜(xi)發財”、“健康(kang)長壽”、“國泰平安”之(zhi)類(lei)的(de)(de)吉祥語,以(yi)表達人(ren)們(men)美好的(de)(de)愿(yuan)望。