Lin Hong's Offerings from the Mountain Home records the making of blossom cakes as, "Chrysanthemum shoots are …
Lin Hong's Offerings from the Mountain Home records the making of blossom cakes as, "Chrysanthemum shoots are blanched, coated in yam flour mixed with licorice water, then deep-fried until golden," praising them as "refreshing with the grace of a Chu Garden." However, since overharvesting the shoots could harm the village yield, the Fuling Sisters only made them occasionally to share with the children of the Fortune Nursing Home.