Isithombe: I-Melba Hops ku-Copper Kettle

Isithombe sithwebula isikhashana sobuhle obumangalisayo nobungcweti enqubweni yokuphisa, lapho isiko nokunensa kwemvelo kuhlangana esigcawini esisodwa, esivusa amadlingozi. Enkabeni yento ebhaliwe, izigaxa ze-Melba hop ezisanda kuvuna, ezisanda kuvuna zigeleza emoyeni, ama-bracts awo athambile, anamaphepha agqagqene ngokulinganayo njengoba ewela emlonyeni ozamulayo weketela elicwebezelayo le-copper brew. Ama-hop, agqamile ngemibala yawo eluhlaza okotshani, anikezwa ngokucacile kangangokuthi umbukeli angacishe ezwe ukuthungwa kwawo, inhlanganisela yokuqina nokuba ntekenteke, futhi acabange ukunamathela okunenhlaka okuhlanganisa iminwe yanoma ubani owaphethe. Ziwa ngomusa wemvelo, ukuhlelwa kwemvelo okuqondiswa amandla adonsela phansi, njengokungathi kuhlanganisa uguquko oseluzokwenzeka ngaphakathi kwe-alchemy yokuphisa.

Igedlela ngokwalo, nendawo yalo yethusi efudumele, ephucuziwe, ihlanganisa kokubili umlando nokuhlala unomphela, ubuciko bamasiko ahlala njalo okuphisa. Ukwakheka kwayo okuyindilinga kanye nokucwebezela okucebile, okusansimbi kubonisa ukugeleza kwama-hops, okudala ukuhlanekezela okucashile okunezibuko eziboleka ukujula nokunyakaza kwendawo. Ithusi, elikhazimulayo ngaphansi kokukhanya okuthambile, okuqondisayo, liba okungaphezu nje kwesitsha; kuwuphawu lwefa lokuphisa utshwala, kusukela emakhulwini eminyaka lapho amaketela afana nalawa ayeyisizinda sendawo yokuphisa utshwala ethobekile futhi emkhulu. Umehluko phakathi kwensimbi ebushelelezi, ecwebezelayo kanye nobunkimbinkimbi bemvelo be-hops kugcizelela inkhulumomphendvulwano phakathi kobuciko bomuntu nesithako semvelo, phakathi kwe-artifice nomhlaba.

Ngasemuva, inkundla inwebeka endaweni ebanzi yendawo yokuphisa utshwala. Izinhlobo ezilufifi zamathangi okuvutshelwa ensimbi engenasici ziyaphakama njengezilinda, izindawo zawo ezipholile, ezisasiliva ziyindawo enokuthula ephikisana nokufudumala kwethusi nokuluhlaza. Imishayo yokhuni ingqubuzana ngenhla, igxilise isithombe endaweni eyirustic lapho umlando uhlala kuwo wonke amapulangwe nezinzipho. Ngokuhlangene, le mininingwane ikhombisa ukukhuthala nokho kwemvelo kwesilungiselelo: lena indawo lapho isayensi ihlangana khona nobuciko, lapho ukunemba nothando kuhlangana ngaphandle komthungo ekufuneni isiphuzo esidala futhi esihlala sishintsha. Ukukhanyisa, okufudumele kanye nomkhathi, kugqamisa amakhonsathi ayinkimbinkimbi ama-hops ngenkathi kusakazwa izithunzi ezithambile ezinikeza ubukhulu kuketela, egcwalisa isikhala ngomuzwa wenhlonipho ethule.

Umkhathi ophakanyiswe yisithombe ucebile ngamandla wezinzwa. Umuntu angacishe ahogele iphunga elibukhali, elinuka inhlaka lamahops, ahlabayo kodwa avuselelayo, ephethe amanothi ezithelo ezisawolintshi, isithelo samatshe, nezinongo zohlobo lwaseMelba. Umoya uzwakala ushubile ngokulangazelela, njengokungathi umzuzu wokuthwebula umkhawulo phakathi kwezithako ezingavuthiwe kanye nesithembiso sikabhiya oyogeleza ngolunye usuku ompompini, ocwebezelayo futhi onephunga elimnandi. Ama-hops awela phansi awafaneli nje kuphela ukuthelwa ngokushesha kwamafutha nama-asidi ku-wort kodwa futhi nokuqhubeka okujulile kokuphisa njengesenzo soshintsho - ukuboshelwa kwenala yemvelo ngokusebenzisa ikhono, ulwazi, kanye nesikhathi.

Kukhona isigqi lapha esikhuluma ngakho kokubili ukuphindaphinda nokuhluka. Inqwaba yamaqoqo ngaphambilini ike yabona ama-hops ewela emaketelani anjengalawa, nokho isikhathi ngasinye kuwumkhuba wawo, ukwakheka kwawo, okuguquguqukayo kokuvunwa, iresiphi, kanye nenhloso yomshini wokuphisa utshwala ebumba umphumela. Isithombe sithwebula lobu bunye, sinikeza kokubili ukujwayela kwenqubo kanye nokuhluka kwesikhashana samanje. Imema umbukeli ukuthi ajabulele ukwenza isiphuzo hhayi nje njengokulandelana kobuchwepheshe kodwa njengengxoxo ephilayo phakathi kwesithako nesisetshenziswa, phakathi kwesiko nokuqamba okusha.

Ekugcineni, isithombe sihambisana nezindikimba zobungcweti, amagugu, nobuhle obuthintekayo bokwenza utshwala. Idlulisa ubuciko obuhilelekile ekuguquleni izigaxa ezithobile, ezisekelwe esitshalweni zibe okuthile okukhulu kakhulu, isiphuzo esifakwe inkimbinkimbi, isimilo, kanye nomoya wakho kokubili umhlaba nomenzi wotshwala. Isigcawu, ngaso leso sikhathi esisondele futhi esinwebekayo, sivala igebe phakathi kwemvelo yama-hops nethusi kanye nohambo lwezinzwa olungaphatheki oluqala lapha - oluzogcina ngenjabulo elula, ejulile yokwabelana ngengilazi kabhiya.

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