A Mid-level (Middle-aged) Office Worker’s Laid-Back Industrial Revolution in Another World

"" Apricot seedlings. ""

"" "" "Is it delicious?

When Donato and Bona muttered the seedling varieties they brought, they asked if the children were delicious.

"Apricot..."

Uka thinks arm in arm.

U-chan, is it difficult?

Dakini asks.

"Apricots take a lot of trouble."

Since the fruit is quite large, you have to be careful not to fall, and the nutritional status of the trees must be well controlled and drained, and the pruning must be done every year...

There is no problem with having two seedlings... but if we consider pollination, I think we would like to increase the number of seedlings to 6 or 7 in the future.

Artificial pollination is tough... I want it to pollinate naturally if possible, so I want a little more.

Besides, apricots get sweeter when they start ripening, so I want to think about bugs and bird control. "

Uka says as she thinks.

Uka, are you ready to do this?

Emma asks.

"Because it's a planting, the growth of the tree itself is not a problem."

It was an easy category.

If I know apricots, the flowering is from March to April, the harvest is from June to July, and it is now.

If you think about rice, you can pollinate it before and after planting it, and harvest the apricots before harvesting the rice?

We'll just have to wait and see.

The rest is like pruning branches every New Year's holiday.

I wonder how much trouble the rest of the harvest will take...? "

Uka says.

"Takeo, what do you make with apricots?

I recommend Azuma! That's delicious, isn't it? "

Dakini says it.

“That's a stall, isn't it? Enjoy yourself first.

If I can do it well, I will have it made.

Incidentally, in the Demon Kingdom, cultivation experiments are also started in Viscount Fallon's realm.

If you succeed, you'll make a honey pickle. ”

Takeo says.

"If you make a honey pickle, it could become jam over time."

Civiconoja says.

"Therefore, we intend to import honey pickles and jam.

Incidentally, the honey pickles imported in advance were delicious when divided by Walt Whisky.

Therefore, it seems like it can be sold as a new flavor.

I think it is better to use the imported product because it takes a long time to transport it.

I'm aiming for dried apricots, not dried plums. "

"Ahhh."

Uka and Dakini nodded in admiration.

Everyone except the spirits and Takeshi tilted their necks, but they were watching the interactions that followed.

"I have rice, so I want plum dried."

Is two bottles just right for us to consume? "

Civiconoja says.

"But I think it would be more income for Donato and the others if you made a little bit more as a product."

If you put plum meat in a vegetable dressing, it's going to be treasured... I wonder if it's a delicacy? "

Dakini says.

"Hmmm... maybe next year we can increase it with the harvesting tree?"

Even if it is a small number of products, it is better to wholesale them at the Elvis and Takeo coffee shops.

I want to prepare about 10 bottles... I want about 7 bottles after all. "

Uka says.

Uu-chan, how long will it take to make apricots?

"Nh... I'll see how it goes, but I wonder if it will take three or four years to bear fruit."

Until then, you have to be patient. "

The question of Civiconoja is answered by Uka.

"Well, do you expect to be able to do that in about four years?"

Uka, Dakini, will you start cultivating so that the seedlings will take root for now? "

"Roger."

Uka and Dakini responded to Takeo's request.

So... uka, is apricot delicious?

Emma asks.

"It's delicious.

Well, I'm a little confident that Takeo wants to make something that Emma and the others think is delicious.

I think you can eat it because you can pair it with a salad. "

Uka tells Emma.

"Hmm... choosing people?"

"What do you mean... I wonder if the manufacturing method and taste are unique?"

Well, in a nutshell, it's salted. "

"" Salted tree nuts?? ""

Everyone tilts their necks further.

"Well, nothing is salted at the end, right?"

It is also a rough thing to harvest the fruit in the green state before ripening and marinate it in salt within a hard area.

You want to know what the person who came up with this manufacturing method was thinking, right? "

I think it's a coincidence, right?

“Most things happen by accident.”

Uka and Dakini say.

"... the imagination of a neighbor who was jealous of sweet apricots harvesting early, salting and harassing them suddenly came to mind."

Takeo says.

Maybe ~

Uka and Dakini say.

"Oh, that's right.

Takeo, apricot dried is good, but it's slightly different from plum dried. "

Civiconoja says.

"Well... apricots are sweet."

Is there a sweet ingredient even if it's not ripe? "

"Yeah, well... yes, but compared to plums, it doesn't have much acidity."

So it might be a bit different from the image, but this is delicious. "

"I don't think I can reproduce that much."

If you can enjoy it, I'm looking forward to getting it done first.

And Uka and Dakini will be watching, won't they?

I can wait with confidence. ”

Leave it to me ~

If it goes well, I wonder if Donato and the others will earn extra income?

Uka and Dakini say.

"First of all, I'd like to try selling it in the realm... maybe apricot cracked with whiskey?"

In that case, it might be better to sell it via Mr. Law... but it's also better as a salad dressing...

Konoha, by that time, did you make the second or third batch of soy sauce? "

... as early as the fourth? The taste may have improved somewhat.

Yes, it looks like the soybeans have already arrived, so if you can build a storehouse, I will try to prepare 4 test pieces for each of the 10L pieces.

Use the aphid bacteria you found the other day. "

Civiconoja says.

"... it looks like it's tofu."

I'll check when I get back to the Mansion.

Besides, I'm going to King's Landing, so I'd like to place an additional order with His Highness Amy. ”

"Alright ~ solve ~."

Miso soup is going to be ready before dried apricots. "

Civiconoja says.

I want to drink tofu and onion miso soup ~

That's right ~

Uka, Dakini, and Konoha were the first Japanese foods that had been around for a long time.