A dollar a bag

A couple of weeks ago Judith Klinger of Aroma Cucina asked what $10 would buy in the way of fruits and vegetables in her readers’ local markets. Here’s what I…

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Preserving Milk in Mexican History: Sweets versus Cheese

And addendum to my post on cheese in Mexican history. A classic way of preserving milk in Mexico (as in India) was to boil it down until the milk sugars…

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History of Cheese Making in Mexico

Pretty short is the executive summary. No seriously, here’s what I took away from Los Quesos Mexicanos Genuinos, set in a context of what I know about Mexican history and…

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