Billy always loved blueberries. They were his favorite fruit. Today he was going to make juice with his uncle. His uncle liked to make juice out of everything. He made carrot juice, apple juice, vegetable juice, and more juices. He had never made blueberry juice before though!

First, Billy and his uncle went to a blueberry farm. They were each given a basket. They picked for an hour and got several pounds. It was hard work picking the little berries from the trees. Now Billy understood why they were expensive in the store.

After that, they pushed the blueberries through a strainer(过滤器）. The strainer caught most of the seeds and skins, and only left a small glass of dark purple juice to them.

When they tasted the juice, it wasn’t very sweet . Billy’s uncle didn’t want to add white sugar(糖) to the juice. It was better to use a naturally sweet juice, like apple juice, pear juice, or grape juice. They use grape juice as a sweetener, because grapes had a similar color to the blueberries.

Finally, they could drink it. It was a lot of work to make juice, but it sure was refreshing!

It’s lunchtime. There are some places for food around the People’s Park. Jack looks for some information about them on the Internet.

Last Friday, my friend Deborah asked me if I would like to learn how to make tofu. I couldn’t think of any reason not to be interested in, so I said, “Yes.” So the next day I met her and other three nice people at the Hodo Soy Beanery in Oakland. I enjoyed the tour. I got a lot from the trip. The following is what I learned.

Tofu has a history of 2,000 years. Although the word “tofu” is from Japanese, the food may come from China. There are two main kinds of tofu: soft tofu (软豆腐) and firm tofu (硬豆腐). In some parts of Asia, people use tofu as a kind of meat.

Douhua is one kind of soft tofu. It is a popular breakfast food in China. Because it is very soft, people can’t eat it with chopsticks, but with a spoon. People often eat it as a dessert (甜品) and often add spring onions (大葱) and sauce to it. In Malaysia, people usually eat douhua with white or dark sugar water.