Who ground the chocolate? Not a trivial question

Of all the difficult things to turn into food (and most plants and animals are difficult to turn into food), cacao beans and their processing rank way up there. Let’s…

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And while we’re on the subject of tamales

For those who read Spanish, here’s a Power Point Presentation that you might find amusing. Los Tamales

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Tamales for Candelaria in Mexico

It’s Candelaria. The 2nd of February. The midpoint between the winter equinox and the spring solstice. Originally known as Candlemas in English, for the blessing of candles in the church,…

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