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Making`Ponche`Navideño! Ingredients!can!be!found!at:!
! Ingredients!can!be!found!at:! Everything!You!Need!to!Know!About! Making'Ponche'Navideño! A!Traditional!Mexican!Drink! 11! By:!Viviana!Martinez!and!Reece!Timmons! ! Table&of&Contents:! What!is!Ponche!Navideño?! What)is)Ponche)Navideño?) ! Pg.!2! ! Ingredients)Needed) Pg.!3K4! Preparation) Pg.!5K6! Ponche!is!a!pot!of!“bubbling”!fruit!salad.!! The!smell!of!Ponche!Navideño!simmering!on!the! stove!is!the!smell!of!Christmas!in!Mexico!.! • Ponche!is!had!during!the!traditional!Christmas!ritual! of!Posadas!to!be!given!to!guests!as!they!pass!through! the!houses.!Posada!celebrations!take!place!during! the!nine!nights!from!16!December!to!Christmas!Eve.! • The!word!“punch”!comes!from!the!Indian!word! “panch”!or!the!Persian!word!“panj”—both!meaning! “five”!because!historically!five!types!of!ingredients! were!used.!These!included!sweet,!sour,!spicy,!weak,! and!alcoholic.!! • European!Colonists!brought!the!recipe!into!the!New! World.!! • • Creating)the)Final)Product) Pg.!7K10! Where)Can)I)Find)These)Ingredients?) !Pg.!11! 1! 2! ! ! 2! ! Ingredients! • 3!pears!! • 1/2!lb.!tejocotes*! • 2!½!Lb! Piloncillo***! • 3!sticks! cinnamon!! • ½!!!C.!whole! cloves!! • 8!guavas!! • 1!1/2!whole! oranges!! • 1!c!raisins!! • 2!lbs!sugar!cane**!! • 1!lb!pitted!prunes!! • 6!oz.!walnuts,! chopped! ! Pitted!Prunes! W! !a! !l! !n! !u! !t! !s! • 3!C.!of!Rum!or! Brandy! (optional)!! • ! *!Can!substitute!Kumquats!for!Tejocotes! because!they!are!only!available!during!the! holidays!in!the!U.S.! **!If!not!found,!can!be!excluded!! ***!Can!substitute!dark!brown!sugar!! ! Oranges! ! Pears! ! Guavas! Raisins! Kumquats! Whole! Cloves! 3! ! Cinnamon! • 4!qts!water!! Ingredients!! Pinocillo! 4! 3! ! Preparation! Preparation! ! !!!!! Prepare!the!fruits:! Prior!to!cooking:! ! (There!is!no!certain!order!and!should! be!done!while!Tejecotes/Kumquats! are!softening)! ! ! KStep!1:!Bring!1!qt!of!water!! and!cinnamon!sticks!to!a! boil!in!a!medium!saucepan!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! KStep!2:!Add!fresh/canned! tejocotes!or!fresh! kumquats*! ! ! KStep!3:!Simmer!until!soft! (6K8!min)!! ! ! KStep!4:!Remove!the!fruit! peel!and!cut!off!the!hard! ends;!save!cinnamon!for! later! ! *!Canned!Tejocotes!don’t!have!to!be! 4! drained;!we!used!Kumquats!because! Tejocotes!aren’t!in!season!except!for! during!the!holidays! ! ! • Slice!sugar!cane!into! medallions*!!! • Remove!stems!and! cores!from!pears!and! cut!pears!into!chunks!! • Stud!Oranges!with! cloves! • Cut!guavas!and!prunes! in!half!! • Cut!cone!of!Piloncillo! into!chunks!! *!If!you!can’t!find!the!sugar!cane,! leave!this!ingredient!out! ! 5! 6! ! ! Creating!the!Final!Product! Creating!the!Final!Product! KStep!9:!Remove!Ponche!from!heat.! STEP!9! ! KStep!10:!Scoop!into!cups,!making!sure! each!cup!gets!some!chunks!of!fruit!and! nuts.! ! ! ! KStep!11:!Add!rum!or!brandy!to!each!cup!as! desired.! ! ! ! Serve!hot—will!make!at!least!30!servings.! ! ! ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! ! STEP!10! STEP!11! 9! ! 10! 5! ! ! Creating!the!Final!Product! Creating!the!Final!Product! ! ! ! KStep!5:!In!a!very!large!pot,!bring!the! remaining!water!to!a!boil!(3!qts.)! ! ! ! KStep!6:!Add!all!the!fruits!and!nuts!to!the!pot! and!bring!it!back!to!a!boil.! ! ! ! KStep!7:!Add!the!cinnamon!sticks!into!large! pot.!Lower!heat!and!simmer!for!30!minutes,! stirring!gently!now!and!then.! ! ! ! KStep!8:!Simmer!for!another!30!minutes.! ! ! ! ! STEP!5! !!!STEP!7!! ! ! STEP!6! !STEP!8! ! ! 7! 6! ! 8!
