TwodaysbeforetheannualDragonBoatFestival,themotherbegantopreparebambooleaves,glutinousrice,jujube,redbean,baconandotherrawmaterials.

　　Zongyeshouldchooselongwidemoderatesmoothreed,freshreedafterminingtosoak12hoursorwithboilingwaterboiledsoft,flexible,sothatthetension.Sharpthinwashtheglutinousrice,soakthreeorfourhours,reddates,redbeanalsosoakgoodbackup.Motherwillbetwopiecesofreedleavesspreadoutevenly,slightlyoverlappingpart,foldedintoacone,scoopintoaspoonfulofriceplacedonthefillings,andthenscoopintoaspoonfulofmeters,handforcecompaction,theballsintotheshape,winding,wrappedinreedleavestoforcetheinclusiontiedtoarope.Lookatthereedinthemother'sfingersfluttering,wethesechildrenalso"followsuit",helplessthosericewasunabletobearloneliness,lefttoright,notemergefromthisangle,thereisleakage,wrapdumplingsMatsumatsu,quiteunlikethemotherpackageangular.

　　Boileddumplingsisahugeproject.Homepotaddenoughwater,openwaterdropdumplings,watersoakedricedumplingsnoodles.Thewaterreopenedaftertheusesimmer2hoursorso,willbecookeddumplings.Glutinousriceandreedfragranceinthedensesteammorerich,greedyandInohomework,orplay,justwaitingforthegreenhempfiberinwhitefat.

　　每年端午节的前两天,母亲就开始准备粽叶、糯米、甜枣、红豆、咸肉等原料.

　　粽叶要选用长宽适中的光滑的苇叶,新鲜的苇叶采来后要浸泡12小时或用沸水煮软,这样才柔韧、有张力.尖尖细细的糯米洗净后,要浸泡三四个小时的光景,红枣、红豆也要泡发好备用.母亲将两张苇叶均匀摊开,稍稍重叠一部分,折成锥形,舀入一匙米放上馅料,再舀入一匙米,手用力压实,使其成饭团状,以苇叶用力缠绕,裹紧,包合后以绳扎紧.看着苇叶在母亲的指间翻飞,我们这些孩子也“依葫芦画瓢”,无奈那些米粒竟耐不住寂寞,左突右奔,不是从这个角冒出,就是在那边漏出,包好的粽子松松垮垮,全然不像母亲包的有棱有角.

　　煮粽子是件浩大的工程.家里的大锅添足了水,水开后落粽子,水要浸过粽面.水重新开以后要用文火煮2个钟头左右,粽子才会熟透.糯米和苇叶的清香在氤氲的蒸汽中愈加浓郁,馋得我无心写作业,无心玩耍,只是眼巴巴等着那绿蓑衣里的白胖子.