I Didn't Lull You to Sleep Only for You to Be Obsessed With Me - Chapter 60
RP: Haebaragi_syk
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Chapter 31.1
“Muscles?”
“Yes. Anyway, it seems like you really don’t know the abilities you possess.”
“My abilities?”
“You could have healed the muscle pain with healing magic. Don’t you use the magic in the coffee you drink?”
It was natural. There was no need to pray over the coffee she drank.
Claude, whose sleeves were rolled up to his elbows, ran his palm over the spot where he had been rubbed. This time, rather than the pain, she felt strange.
A shiver ran down her spine.
Glancing at April, who was hunched over, Claude let out a small laugh before he pushed the cup of dalgona coffee in front of her.
“Drink it. If you drink this, you’ll feel better tomorrow as if nothing happened.”
“Yes, yes!”
April lifted the cup with her left hand and gulped down the coffee at his words. She was so distracted that she couldn’t tell whether the coffee went through her nose or her mouth.
After she finished drinking, she rushed out of the office without even considering taking the trolley with her.
She promised that she would never make her dalgona coffee herself from now on.
Barista, Edmund Hallion
After recruiting Sophia and now Hannah, peaceful days continued.
First of all, Asher and April have adapted quite well to life at Winterville mansion.
Asher began to learn the basic manners expected of a nobleman in earnest. His studies ranged from basic etiquette to notable figures in society and the history of the empire, among other topics. Fortunately, since April had already learned much of this during her time in Renoen, she was able to help him whenever the child was having difficulties.
She also worked hard around the mansion and became friends with the employees. In particular, she became especially close with Hans and other kitchen employees, so she came and went freely in the kitchen.
Preparations for the cafe went smoothly as well.
Upon arriving in her hometown, Sophia sent a sample of flour along with a letter of greetings. April showed the flour to Hans, who praised its quality. Therefore, they decided to purchase her flour for the cafe, which hadn’t even been named yet.
Finally, she met with Hannah every day to refine the equipment she wanted.
Surprisingly, the electric whisk was made faster than expected. April didn’t know much about alchemy, but according to Hannah, the principles were simpler than she had thought. However, due to the labor-intensive process and the difficulty in preservation, they decided to remove dalgona coffee from the cafe menu. Instead, they chose to make dalgona latte, which was relatively easier to prepare, their signature menu item.
Dalgona could be mass-produced in advance.
‘After all, dalgona coffee was made to persuade Hannah, so it’ll be fine not to have it.’
Nonetheless, it didn’t mean that there was no need for an electric whisk.
In the future, the electric whisk will play a very important role in making cream. It would also greatly help Sophia, who was the baker, to make cookies or bread. For instance, Hannah Turner used the electric whisk she developed along with the recipe April provided to make dalgona coffee for herself every day.
Today, when she visited Winterville mansion, Hannah borrowed the kitchen and quickly made dalgona coffee. Sipping on the sweet dalgona coffee, she calmly summarized what April had said.
“So, you mean adding warm steam to the milk?”
The topic of their conversation today was the milk steamer. It was considered the most essential equipment for making basic coffee menu items like foamy cafe lattes, cappuccinos, and so on.
‘It’s also used for heating the milk.’
April explained, even drawing to illustrate her point.
“Yes. It seems like it would be good to attach it next to the espresso machine like this.”
Though her drawing and explanation were clumsy, Hannah understood perfectly. Being an alchemist, she seemed to have a good grasp of such principles.
“Great. Now that I understand the principle, I’ll give it a try.”
“Thank you.”
“If I make this, will you introduce me to new coffees? Thanks to you, Miss April, I’ve come to appreciate the taste of coffee.”
As Hannah smiled as she pointed to the empty glass, April felt her heart swell.
“Of course! I’ll make you a cappuccino, the epitome of milk foam!”
“A cappuccino? What’s that?”
“It’s a coffee made with espresso, milk, and milk froth in a 1:2:3 ratio. Compared to a latte, it has less milk, so you can taste the strong coffee flavor. Oh, the rich foamy taste is also excellent.”
Cappuccino. It was an even more interesting coffee when you knew the origin of its name.
A cappuccino had a round shape of brown coffee mixed in the middle of white milk froth. It was called cappuccino because it resembled the head of the friars or monks in the Italian capital of Capuchin.
‘Some also say it’s called cappuccino because it resembles the color of a monk’s robe.’
The ratios of cappuccino varied slightly from barista to barista, but April stuck to the 1:2:3 ratio since she believed that this was the best way to enjoy the rich milk froth characteristic of cappuccinos. The combination of rich froth, strong coffee, and smooth milk. It was fantastic, just to imagine, and sprinkling cinnamon powder on top would be even better.
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