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.
Alfajores-Only the Best Will Do. Alfajores are sandwich cookies filled with dulce de leche, a creamy caramel confection made from milk and sugar. Alfajores have their origins in the Middle East.ecipe for Alfajores de Miel. This Peruvian variation on the traditional alfajor cookie is filled with an anise-flavored syrup in place of the dulce de leche. The result is a slighly sticky but very delicious cookie that keeps well. The cookies are taste a bit like the Peruvian treat called Turron de Dona DoÃ±a. pepa