According to the website 77 members are signed up for the General list.
So If I'm understanding things correctly 77 of you should receive this.
This email distribution list should be used for things of General
interest that you wouldn't consider Research or Announcements.
For example. Let's say that you Tia Esperanza comes over. And she is
talking about everything under that Sun and just casually says hey why
don't we make "Atole del Rancho" and you say. Hey why is it called that.
Then she says well let's make some and we'll talk about it . She goes on
to tell you some great Oral History that you record on your tape
recorder and she writes down the recipe for the Atole. That recipe is as
follows and the "General" list is the perfect place for such a recipe:
Atole De Zarzamora Recipe
Serves/Makes: 6
Submitted by: rec.food.recipes Mendi mendi
Ready in: 30-60 minutes
Difficulty: 4
(1=easiest :: hardest=5)
Categories:
Hot Drink Recipes
Mexican Recipes
Ingredients:
* 2 pounds Wild blackberries
* 2 cups Cold water
* 1/2 cup Cold water
* 1/3 cup Tortilla masa
* 3 tablespoons Crushed piloncillo or dark brown sugar to taste
* 1/2 cup Prepared tortilla masa, or
* 1/2 cup masa harina (scant) mixed with
* 1/3 cup water
* 2/3 cup Water
* 1 1/2 cup Warm milk
* 1 1/2 cup Warm water
* 1 1/2 ounce Tablet drinking chocolate
* 1 (3-inch) cinnamon stick
* 3 tablespoons Sugar, brown; to taste
Directions:
Though there are many variations, basically "atole" is a gruel thickened
with masa, sweetened with raw sugar, and flavored with crushed fruits -
such as pineapple and strawberries - or seasoned with chili. Some are
made with a base of ground rice; others with fresh corn. For the
Mexicans atole, too, is a natural accompaniment for tamales. For
non-Mexicans, however, it is really not the sort of beverage that would
generally be accepted, no matter how authentic.
Blackberry atole Put the blackberries and water into a saucepan and cook
over a medium flame, pressing them down from time to time, for about 10
minutes. Puree the blackberries in a blender or food
processor and press through a fine sieve, or the fine disk of a food
mill, to extract the seeds, and return to the pan.
Add the water to the masa and press out any lumps with the back of a
wooded spoon. When it is quite smooth, stir it into the strained
blackberries
Cook over low heat, stirring often until the atole begins to thicken.
Add the sugar and stir until dissolved. It should take about 25 minutes
to reach the required consistency, so that the mixture will very lightly
coat the back of a wooden spoon.
Champurrado (Chocolate-flavored atole)
Put the masa into the pan with the 2/3 cup water and cook
over a low flame, stirring constantly, until it thickens - about 5 minutes.
Gradually stir in the milk and water and cook until it begins to bubble.
Add the chocolate, broken into pieces, the cinnamon stick, and the sugar
and cook slowly, stirring, until the mixture thickens - about 15
minutes. The atole is done when a spoonful slides noiselessly rather
than plops back into the mixture.
This recipe for Atole De Zarzamora serves/makes 6.
Recipe URL:
http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/61/Atole_De_Zarzamora47615.shtml
Recipe ID: 2530
Change Servings:
Submitted by: rec.food.recipes Mendi mendi
OR she mentions that the tomates were foods of the "old days" of which
she proceeds to give you the following information in abbreviated format:
http://www.arqueomex.com/S9N5n8Esp12.html
Jitomates y tomates.
Foto: Michael Calderwood / Raíces
Occidente
De los 11 592 km de litoral que tiene la República Mexicana, 8 475
corresponden al océano Pacífico. Los estados de Jalisco, Sinaloa,
Nayarit, Michoacán, Guerrero y Colima, los cuales se encuentran sobre
esta costa, aunque tienen sus especialidades comparten algunas
preparaciones hechas con pescados y mariscos.
En la época prehispánica, en las tierras un tanto áridas de la costa era
frecuente comer iguana. Hoy ésta se encuentra entre los animales que
deben protegerse, pero está presente en diversos platillos regionales, y
lo mismo ocurre con animales de pie de monte como el armadillo y el
venado. Los cerdos monteses, los pavos y las gallinas de la tierra
fueron abundantes y quedaron registrados en crónicas y listas de
tributos. En Colima, por ejemplo, entre 20 pueblos tributaban 1 239
guajolotes. Estas poblaciones hablaban náhuatl; sin embargo, antes hubo
hablantes de cazcán, sayulteca, pinote, tiam, cochin y quoacomeca, entre
otras lenguas.
Hay un sinnúmero de frutas que aprovechaban nuestros antepasados
prehispánicos y se siguen aprovechando: diversos tipos de zapote,
papaya, piña, bonete, entre otros. En Taxco, por ejemplo, había
(y hay) anonas, zapotes amarillos, prietos y blancos, parras silvestres,
guayabas, nanches, guamúchiles, capulines y ciruelas. Era importante la
producción de miel, la cual se medía en calabazos, pues la cáscara de
este fruto servía como recipiente.
Hay una gran variedad de chía en diversos lugares de la región; se le
conoce como chía gorda, chía de Colima o simplemente chan. Los indios de
poblaciones como Tepic tuestan las semillas y las muelen; luego las
mezclan con agua hasta formar una especie de atole, que se endulza con
miel, al que llaman bate. La harina o pinole de maíz tostado mezclada
con agua era y es frecuente.
La sal se produjo en abundancia en las costas de esta región. En Sinaloa
había salinas de dos tipos, las que se forman al cuajarse la sal sobre
la arena, y otras de sal muy dura, que podía encontrarse en el fondo de
charcos de mar; con ésta los guasaves, antiguos habitantes de esta zona,
hacían panes o bloques, que intercambiaban. En la Relación de Michoacán,
escrita en la época del contacto, se registra una técnica para obtener
sal: se regaba, se secaba y luego se volvía a mojar, para después
escurrir el agua en unos cestos apropiados; después se ponía al fuego
hasta que se cuajaba en cristales grandes.
El gran complejo lacustre que abarcaba desde la Cuenca de México hasta
la laguna de Chapala, en Jalisco, y los lagos de Pátzcuaro, Zirahuén y
Cuitzeo, en Michoacán, trajo consigo una relación muy cercana y armónica
con la vegetación, las aves y los peces. En Michoacán, "lugar de pescado
(michi)", los purépechas comerciaron en una amplia zona variedades como
el charal seco o salado, producto de técnicas en las que eran expertos.
Alonso de la Rea consigna que el lago de Pátzcuaro era muy profundo y
que ahí se podía obtener "infinito pescado blanco, muy sabroso y saludable".
En las recetas que presentamos el maíz aparece como ingrediente en
preparaciones variadas: como nixtamal para espesar la cuachala de
Jalisco y el chilate de Guerrero; era la base de los tamales barbones
-llamados así porque sobresalen las "barbas" de los camarones-, de las
corundas y de los tamales de ceniza. Los uchepos son de elote fresco y
los esquites de maíz tostado; la ritualidad con que los preparan los
huicholes habla de su importancia. La descripción de los preparativos de
la fiesta que acompaña a la receta del mole de Guerrero, aunque
corresponde a la zona del Altiplano, muestra hasta qué punto se
comparten costumbres y tradiciones en zonas extensas del país, y cómo
perviven entre nosotros.
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thanks,
joseph
Champurrado and Atole
Champurrado (Chocolate-flavored atole)
I had no idea what Champurrado was before this message.. I had it for the first in Tapalpa Jalisco, you're right, it's an acquired taste... I couldn't get paste the texture. I also have to admit I didn't recognize most things I ate on this trip to Jalisco, Zacatecas and Colima! I discovered my family didn't cook anything like the ancestors did, we had Americanized almost everything..
Linda in Everette
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Champurrado and Atole
My grandmother used to make this and regular atole, but I never liked
it--EVER--I wanted to, to please her by consuming her delicious food
but yuck!!! I just couldn't drink it. My grandmother died 50 years
ago this month. How I wish I could really talk with her now about her
girlhood and HER grandmother. Marge:)
On Jun 8, 2006, at 10:16 AM, Erlinda Castanon-Long wrote:
>
> Champurrado (Chocolate-flavored atole)
>
> I had no idea what Champurrado was before this message.. I had it for
> the first in Tapalpa Jalisco, you're right, it's an acquired taste...
> I couldn't get paste the texture. I also have to admit I didn't
> recognize most things I ate on this trip to Jalisco, Zacatecas and
> Colima! I discovered my family didn't cook anything like the
> ancestors did, we had Americanized almost everything..
> Linda in Everette
>
>
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