Jan
30
2008
What is Chinese New Year to you
Author: lyinmeiSo what hits your mind when you read the title ?
angpows?
cookies?
good food?
gambling?
new clothing?
family gathering?
Well, it has been a tradition for my family for the past 20 years of making love letters ( Kuih Kapit).
Unfortunately, we are still not featured in The Star!!!
The new generation has taken over the task of hand making the love letters, unlike those publish are often the aunties and grandmas.
Making love letters are not for commercial purposes but it is mainly to tighten the bond among the family members.
i’m sure all of you are served with this love letters to places you visit during Chinese New Year.
BUT How many of us actually do have the experience and witness the whole process despite our busy schedule?
From L-R: I- Yin, Yu wen, mum and i
a plate and a butter knife is prepared to scrap off the burn ones.
in order to be fast, one person is in charge of 9 sticks so we could come out with more tins of Kuih kapit.
The little one, yuwen is only 11 this year is much into the making of love letter and even sayid:” why dont we just sell next year?”
if you don’t know, you must be fast in doing the love letters. As it turn golden brown and hot, you have to prick the batter up and fold it immediately before it turns hard.
Can you see how burning it is through my facial expression?
Folded love letters have to be put aside until it is not more hot to fill them in the ‘jacob’ tin. this is to prevent it from turning soft.
Oh ya, you need ample space in making love letters
The more helpers the merrier we are.
Try imagining yourself sitting on the stool for the whole day.
i’m having a backache now with sorethroat!
January 30th, 2008 at 1:51 pm
wow! that’s one nice family tradition
January 30th, 2008 at 11:00 pm
oh yea!
btw who r u?