Find this Pin and more on Courting Candles by wendymuglia. This concept began in the as the âcourting candle.â It was a way for parents to time how long a young man had with their daughter. Burn time was set by cutting the wax. The long rope went to a choice suitor, while all others got the short rope.
Duros with chili and lime flavoring. Round flour duros puff up when fried.  Duros de harina (also known as pasta para duros, duritos, durros, pasta para durito, chicharrones, churritos, Mexican wagon wheels or pin wheels) are a popular Mexican snack food made of puffed wheat, often flavored with chilli and lime. When cooked, duros have a light, airy consistency similar to chicharrones.
Pin it. In our neighborhood, there's a tienda on every corner which sells duros, cooked and uncooked. You've probably seen bags of these before, wagon wheel in shape â they almost look like little sliced tomatoes. If you haven't, then keep your eyes peeled because man oh man â you've got to try these! Pasta para duros are a wheat pasta that's found in clear, usually unmarked containers in most grocery stores across the country (especially those with a Latin American influence).