After a
wonderful two months trip to visit family and friends back home in Canada, we have
finally returned to our beloved Salinas. And finally I am writing another Blog.
On Thursday
I met a few friends including Suzana ( our president de Cruz Roja) to go to the
Museo de Amantes de Sumpa for a demonstration and participation on making the
bread eaten on the holiday Día de los Difuntos, translated as Day of the
Deceased, on November 2nd. It is a holiday meant to honor the life
of those who have passed away.
We arrived
shortly after 9AM and unpacked the cars of the various necessities required-
flour, sugar, eggs, etc etc.
A group of us eager participants anxiously
waiting for the start of the show.
A wonderful
Ecuadorian cook led the demonstration portion- making the dough -plus Susana who organized the trip
Four pounds
of flour, sugar, 5 eggs, water ..........
And then the
fun part of kneading it until it was the right consistency. Wish I could have
been able to put my hands on this LOL
Once that was complete we had to of course wait until the dough had risen. Our cook had a
neat trick though, place a small ball of dough in a glass of water- when it
rises to the top of the water, the dough is ready.
Then the fun
part began. Once she had divided it up into small balls of dough, we could each
take one ( or more) and shape it into a doll. After a quick demonstration, we
each tried our hand at creating our unique shapes.
Here are our
creations waiting for the oven.
Bringing the
cooked beauties out of the historic brick oven.
By this time
we were starving, having been there since 9AM and our babies finally ready
nearer to noon. As well, we got a cup of
colada morada, the traditional drink for this holiday made from spices, black
berries and various other fruits- delicioso!
And last but
not least, a newspaper article was writing in the local paper describing our
experience featuring our very own Manuel, husband of Paula, one of the brave
men joining the fun.
