Reed leaf rice dumplings

Overview

I learned how to make rice dumplings from my mother when I was little

Wash the fresh reed leaves you bought. You can use a small towel to wet it with water and rub it along the reed leaves. This can reduce friction and make it closer to the reed leaves, which can be cleaned. Then boil the washed reed leaves in boiling water for three minutes, so that the leaves will not break easily when making rice dumplings
Wash the candied dates and glutinous rice. Wash the candied dates and put them in a separate bowl. Then soak the glutinous rice in water. There is no need to pour out the water for soaking the glutinous rice
Use three rice dumpling leaves to nest into a small bucket and wrap it up
Arrange the wrapped rice dumplings in the pot one by one so that they are not easy to break when cooked
Because my home has a gas stove, add enough water, boil it over high heat and cook it slowly with a small cooker, so that the rice dumplings will be more fragrant
The rice dumplings must be cooked thoroughly, otherwise they will be unpalatable if they are not raw. I cooked them all night and added water once in the middle of the night. When I woke up in the morning, I ate soft and glutinous rice dumplings with a cup of wolfberry tea. It was very pleasant