Rehydrating Dried Gourd Strips

Dried gourd strips are made by cutting ribbons of bottle gourd and drying them.

1.Wash the gourd strips briefly, place in a bowl, and add salt.	2.Rub vigorously with salt to remove the distinctive smell from the gourd strips.	3. Place in boiling water, without cleaning off the salt first.
4. Boil thoroughly.	5. Boil well, until the gourd strips have swollen up as shown.	6.They are done when you can stick your fingernail into the strips.
7.When adequately boiled, immerse in cold water.