CNY 2010

I have decided to just make a few canisters of CNY cookies this year. I had planned to enjoy the process and not stress myself out by mass producing. But somehow… Hubby took some orders for my pineapple tarts. I did try selling them a few years back and oh boy, I realised how tough it was to earn money from selling home made cookies… too time consuming and stressful. Not to mention the mess. The heat. The ants. Arrgghhh…

But these customers keep coming back every year. Should I feel honoured or what? ;p After serious consideration, I decided not to disappoint them. Just THEM. No more. Ended up baking 15 canisters in 8 hours and feeling completely pooped out! ;p


Unfortunately I can’t afford to cook all the pineapple jam myself. Too much work, seriously. Just take a look at the entire process. My hands were shivering for the rest of the day from the juicing.
First, blend the pineapples (3 here!) and squeeze out all the juice.


Then, caramalise some sugar in the pan and pour in the juiced blended pineapples, stir till dry and golden brown. Add in cinnamon & cloves.
End product - not even 1 small canister full of pineapple tart filling!!
So I bought the premium grade pineapple jam – which could be better than what I made – for the customers. Shall keep the self-cooked jam for my own enjoyment :) I’m not that profit-minded after all… This premium grade jam costs RM5.30 per kilo more than the other brand! -_- Anyway, today I bumped into this recipe that doesn’t require juicing – just let the blended pineapple simmer and dry up on its own! Maybe I should try that next year, makes life so much simpler ;)

On another note, I also tried my luck at deep frying arrowheads. It was really easy and quick – I spent only an hour to make 3 canisters from scratch! Maybe I should sell this next year instead – the profit is 300% of cost and time cost is nothing compared to pineapple tarts :)