From the kitchen and traditions, Easter or Christmas Chile. Easter Bread "Cola de Mono?
clay figures, ExpomundoRural, December 2010. Anabella Photo
December in the calendar, in Chile synonymous with greater heat. Approaching the end of year holidays and summer vacation. At the fairs listed strawberries, cherries, peaches, melons first from the north.
My blogger friends making deployment of their wonderful skills in the kitchen, and I ná or anything. So I decided to once again busquillar old cookery books and go online in search of our traditions Pascuero. Here is part of what I found, very clear that this year I made attempts to prepare the recipes found. But who knows, some other end of the year I can not enthuse.
Christmas thing I've done today is to eat the bread of Passover tired, I was invited to a "blind tasting" with the idea of \u200b\u200bchoosing the richest among four. Without knowing price or provenance. The only information was that they were all available in any supermarket.
Generally, these are produced industrially manufactured based on pre-packaged mixes and essences instead of using yeast, molasses, nutmeg, cloves and brandy and / or rum for to go up the dough, how to say the recipes of the notebooks of the grandmothers.
easter breads were "annoying" to take them, but rather light as many current baking powder. In the opinion of a friend who works in the field, are plainly says "Easter cakes." Just admit that there are some rich, never how events at home; but considering saving a dirt not working out in the kitchen with these hot oven turned on, spending more on both ingredient. Those who buy are affordable, much cheaper than if you use his family recipes.
photos loaves of "blind tasting." December 2010. Anabella Photo
The celebration of Easter for many, Christmas is on the verge others.
appear much earlier and Christmas decorations in stores and then lights in the street. I have no a lot of childhood memories on this topic, you must be because I spent several outside Santiago Easter as a child, but if I stuck a picture. The then State Street (now pedestrian) was filled with Christmas ornaments huge.
memory is not very accurate, but I have the impression that it was an established trade competition to win with the best.
On the field the celebration was away so many lights and decorations, there was transcendental family dinner and midnight mass which was attended by more and more women and children. Even in many people (not if kept elsewhere) animal crib was assembled and represented with vivid characters. These cribs were present peasant life and culture along with the teachings and philosophy of poverty of St. Francis of Assisi.
remember more than a joke the next day, when the town was the cominillo chascarro involving a "virgin" or "child."
But long before that, in mid-century Santiago 19 the Alameda (now Avenida Libertador Bernardo O 'Higgins, who now has no poplar) was the place of Christmas celebrations. As today is the narrow "central floe" well decorated arbors were installed in the accounts say that the perfume had seasonal fruits, basil and carnations. Popular entertainment today holding guitars and harps, tables for the dance, flower stalls, wooden toys, rag doll, meals, drinks, sweets and fruits. The difference between the Easter holidays and the put the stalls.
As for meals and drinks, tradition dictates required to have: wine, mote with ossicles, ice cream, mistelles horchatas almond, cherry sorbet, hosting and strikeouts culen cabezones. And chew inevitable p'al casseroles, CAUSE pork, fried fish, fried pies and birds of dough with beaten egg; of the same they still make for Cauquenes, Conception, Itata Valley and other surrounding areas. Could not be missed mate.
People "good" walking in elegant carriages and huasos with better tools, its Chinese croup of the horses.
ceramic Nativity. Lihueimo craftsmanship. Traditional Crafts of Chile 1978.
few years ago, in the Parque Bustamente was installed a craft fair-driven and organized by the sculptor and craftsman Lorenzo Berg (1924-1984), in her current generations could know more of the approximations which adorned the bargains of the ramadas Pascuero of yesteryear polychrome clay figures smelling "perfumed LOCITA" the convent of the Sisters Clark, whose fragrance of incense came from clay, egg yolks and vanilla. In that distant past the bargains figurines were representations of the Holy Family, animals in the manger, the Magi and the shepherds. The churches competed with each other, to assemble the best crib or representation of biblical passages.
Ceramics. Expomundorural December 2010. Anabella Photo
The Christmas tree and winter snow, had nothing to do with our Christmas celebration, and I've reviewed, the simple-gifts-toys were just for kids.
In those days at midnight, sounded the traditional and now defunct cannon, ringing the bells of all churches, sirens sounded factories and people contributed to this cacophony with whistles and rattles, the sound more rockets, guatapiques, fireworks and old.
After Midnight Mass ended after midnight, people went straight to the Alameda, or Market Square where he enjoyed singing carols and alluding to the birth.
Among cuecas and resfalosas, went to tolling the guitarrones and singing their songs to the divine. This custom was maintained until 1883, when they say they were banned by the Bishop of the time, because it caused public disorder within the churches, as between song and song Baby Jesus (religious song "Divine") is slid to the profane songs with verses "protest" or "sharp barbs" as they said then, between guilds and against the authorities .
When these parties ceased to be popular, it began to lose the tradition and spirit of Christmas Eve "began appearing Easter trees with snow. At the beginning in Catholic homes were armed only cribs. There was no news of Santa Claus and his reindeer now known, it was gradually losing the "true meaning of Christmas. "
We reached our days, fashion is all too little light to put in streets and houses, still eating Easter Bread early centuries it was only British household consumption, chocolate and cola also Mono. All high-calorie products for Christmas own northern hemisphere winter.
Honey Cookies Expomundorural 2010, Anabella Photo
Track by ancient recipes.
In the former Domestic Adviser, 1880 make reference to the time of the honeycomb starts on December 25th (and last all summer.) Comb in that time it was considered "healthy sweet one," arguing that it is healthier than molasses or sugar. Considered even more delicious than honey comb alone, as they may chew the honeycomb, sucking the honey and wax casting.
In other recipes I could find some suggested recipes for Easter or Christmas, do not believe that abound at this minute and they can not find the "bread of Passover," is what you get!
I leave two, because I will reserve some for the year comes.
Middle Easter bread with candied fruit, raisins and nuts. Anabella Photo 2010
English Christmas Cake
The Bold 1911 Doddy
For this cake you need a mold having a hole in the center, like those used for jellies i creams.
One pound of flour, half a pound of butter, half a pound of powdered sugar, half a pound of currants, half pound of large raisins, half a pound of candied lemon peel, five eggs, a tablespoon of brandy or of cognac, one teaspoon of ground spices that is: cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon i.
i are cleaned washed raisins, are cut into pieces lemon peel, egg yolks are beaten egg whites i.
Beat the butter until cream, i was still beating while gradually adding the sifted sugar, then beaten egg, i then flour, sifted also ia which will have added the i ground spices to the mixture is poured spoonful by spoonful, just until blended.
i raisins are added lemon rind, in brandy or cognac followed always beating.
well buttered pan was emptied this mixture i in the i baked in the oven, with moderate heat for two hours, taking care not to open the oven at least fifteen minutes after putting her .
When cooked, take it out, cool.
Cover with meringue, being careful to smooth it with a knife.
is dried in the oven.
Place in cake pan on a decorated tissue paper, i surrounded by flowers, roses or camellias. At the top, into the hole, place a vase with a bouquet of flowers.
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This cake is good i will keep for a long time.
So with flowers is a beautiful ornament for a Christmas table, or a nice gift for this day.
also can be decorated with green leaves around a string i candied fruit, or sugar roses, prepared as we shall see later, and in the basket of mushrooms.
Loza Nuns scented whites. Traditional Handicrafts of Chile 1978.
the basket of mushrooms.
The Bold Doddy. 1911.
the basket for preparing a sponge cake, longer than wide, like a loaf of bread.
the center are hollow, i will cut the sides in the form of basket, so i is slightly conical base.
roses are made of sugar as follows, which are also used to decorate other cakes.
Sift a pound of powdered sugar, add the juice of a lemon i enough egg whites to meringue to form a firm dough.
Sprinkle a baking sheet, or a pin board with powdered sugar. Fill a pump to decorate with white paste, i placed the round tube-size serrated.
it is compressed on the board or tin sprinkled with sugar, are formed mounds, which look like white roses. Should be left some space between each one, for extending a little dry.
cachou is placed (sic) silver in the heart of each rose, i dried in the sun or a hot item. Be prepared the day before.
Prepare the handle of the basket, twisting together two wires of white silk, which has formed in the center a sealing ribbon bow adorned with a sprig.
Place the tips on the cake, i is covered on both sides with another sealing tape loop, also adorned with a sprig.
It covers the entire outside of cake with egg white, sprinkle with sugar, i when it is half dry, nail the roses in rows, from the base to cover the cake out entirely. Then fill the hole in the basket and garnished with mushrooms.
To make these, mix half a pound of ground almonds, half a pound of powdered sugar, half teaspoon orange blossom water, and egg whites of two eggs.
Then you are all well connected, is poured into a kneading table, sprinkled with sugar. It extends an inch thickness, cut into rounds with a glass cup.
put their fingers in powdered sugar, i these rounds are arranged in the form of mushrooms, and small platillitos. With the rest of the dough, form the little piece or stick, which stick to the mushrooms, soaking them in a little egg white.
Sprinkle top with chocolate crumbs, i is covered and the area around meringue.
Tag http://javarm.blogalia.com/historias/68275 Anis del Mono
turn now to another inevitable, the Cola de Mono.
not everyone agrees where it comes from his name, but at Christmas time you take that thing to make eye is no more. Although some traditional bars of the city center is available all year round.
Some sources cite the name would sell it because it was packaged in bottles and Anise empty "Refining Anise Vicente Bosch" whose label had a single and came from Spain. While in a dictionary of Chilean and ... said that the name should make this punch had a brown milk dark tail like a monkey.
Another origin of the name is quite "historical" so to speak and forward the story at the end of presidential elections between Germain Riesco and Pedro Montt. In an ice cream parlor that was celebrated the triumph of Riesco and "tail" of Montt, where the mill owner's spirit led him to put some melted ice coffee. This was "the specialty of the house" but had no name. And apparently she was baptized as a result of this fact "The Tail of Montt," associating the consumption of this drink with the nickname dark-mote Montt that his intimates called him, "and the brew by craftiness of people ended up as Cola de Mono.
Mono Cola bottles. Expomundorural December 2010. Anabella Photo
Oreste Plath that he was satisfied with these versions, until he learned of another one that also leaves it up the President Montt (1906-1910). Setting the scene for a dinner night, night and early morning rain. The dinner and the evening had been optimal because it would have happened Montt withdrawn amid torrential rain. But how could it find its mark Colt revolver, not retired and was a pretext to continue the party. As would finished drinks and some guests found a huge pot of coffee with milk, not many would have said out loud: I wish I had a little brandy and you're done. Spirits appeared, did the mix and was born the Colt Montt, which after the time and since it began to be consumed or remaining as Col'e mon Col and Mono, ending in the present Cola de Mono.
And to end these tales, the version of Don Eugenio Pereira Salas, Juana Flores quoted as promoting drinking, it offered up San Diego near the Plaza Almagro, though another person quotes as an author with her husband or partner who Colemon have baptized. As
recipes Cola de Mono Colemon or thousands, each family has its own with "secrets", they should let one have preceded this occurrence together coffee and brandy which stress should be served very cold.
Rompon The classic, old Christmas another drink. Anabella Photo
Expomundorural 2010.
Milk Punch.
The book of families. 1876 \u200b\u200b
Part
Manual confectionery, bakery and liquor store.
in a liter of milk Beat two egg yolks, well beaten and then lie down in the bowl, mixed with four ounces of sugar, adding a little boiling milk, meneándolo well with a spoon, and it gets a little rum, also commonly take nutmeg.
Another of these drinks were consumed before and strikeouts mistelas varied, but of those we spoke the next year.
Have a happy holiday.
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