Tips for removing the peels of various fruits

　　Potato skins:

　　Potato skins are difficult to peel, but they have thin skins. You can rub them with a washing steel wool while running water under the faucet, and the potato skins can be quickly wiped off.

　　Lotus seed peel:

　　The skin of lotus seeds is as thin as paper, and it takes time to peel off. The correct way to peel the skin of lotus seeds is to wash the lotus seeds, put them into boiling water, add an appropriate amount of alkali, simmer for a while, pour out the lotus seeds, and rub them vigorously, the skin will fall off quickly.

　　Jujube skin:

　　Soak the dried dates in water for 3 hours, then put them in a pot and boil them. After the dates are completely soaked and fattened, it is easy to pick them up and peel them.

　　Broad bean skin:

　　Place the dried broad beans in a ceramic or enamel vessel, add an appropriate amount of alkali, pour boiling water and simmer for a few minutes to peel off the broad bean skin, but rinse the bean paste with water to remove the alkali smell.

　　Walnut skin:

　　Place the walnuts in a steamer, steam them over high heat for 8 minutes, take them out, soak them in cold water for 3 minutes, remove them and break the shells one by one to take out the complete nuts. Blanch the shelled nuts in boiling water for 4 minutes and peel off the skin by gently twisting them with your hands.

　　Chestnut skin:

　　Soak the chestnuts in boiling water first, so that the inner membrane and the chestnut shell stick together. After cracking the chestnut shell, you can get clean chestnuts. You can also cut the chestnuts into two halves, remove the shells and put them in a basin. Soak in boiling water and stir a few times with chopsticks, and the chestnut membrane will come off. You can also wash the raw chestnuts and put them into a container, add a little refined salt, pour boiling water to submerge them, cover them with a lid for 5 minutes, take out the chestnuts and cut them into two pieces, and the chestnut skin will fall off together with the chestnut skin.

　　Walnut shell:

　　Place the walnuts in a steamer and steam over high heat for 8 minutes, then take them out and soak them in cold water for 3 minutes. Remove them and break the shells one by one to take out the whole kernel. Blanch the nuts in boiling water for 3 to 5 minutes, then gently twist them with your hands, and the skin of the nuts will fall off immediately.