Soak the peach gum overnight in at least 4 times the water until they're soft, plump, and there is no hard center;

Soak the snow ear for 1 hour before you start making this recipe, until it's rehydrated, easily torn apart;

Tear the snow ear into small pieces, transfer snow ear and peach gum into a clay pot or enamel pot, add enough water to cover all the ingredients, you can add more or less water based on how thick or thin you want the soup to be;

Cover and bring the pot to a gentle boil, let it simmer over medium-low heat for 40 minutes to 1 hour, I like to let it simmer longer to get the ingredients all gelatinized and the soup always becomes a jelly consistency;

Meanwhile, wash some lotus seeds, goji berries, jujube dates, you can also add some dry longan;

Peel and cut the pear into small cubes;

After the soup has been simmering for at least 40 minutes, add in the lotus seeds, jujube dates, pear, goji berry, and any other ingredients you'd like to add, cover, and cook for another 15 minutes;

Sweeten the soup with rock sugar right before you remove it from heat;

This soup is delicious hot or cold, enjoy!