Bombones para preservar la costumbre ancestral [ESP-ENG] Ancestral tradition - Native communities

Good morning, friends of Hive Food! I hope you are very well, I for my part, coming the last day of the month, I prepared liqueur chocolates, I'm going to tell you why we eat them on this date, and what customs accompany this flavor.

First, for those who do not know, tomorrow August 1st is the day of the Pachamama or Mother Earth Day among the native peoples of Latin America. Any way you know it is fine. It is a date where we ask for the next season, abundance, fruits and we give thanks for the crops and animals.

The ritual of the cane with rue spread throughout the territory and generations. In my family, it was my grandmother who instilled it in us, and as time went by, it was my mother who began to prepare the various liquors in advance. So everything is ready to wake up tomorrow with three shots of liquor on an empty stomach, to scare away bad energies and attract good luck. That is why I was asked to prepare chocolates. This same liqueur, which is somewhat strong, is very good for macerating fruits. Grapes are my mother's favorite for this purpose and she also enjoyed buying these chocolates. As there are so many little bottles around the house, some with rue and others with grapes, I set myself the task of inventing some chocolates to share on this date.

I repeat that liquor is quite strong, and although as a tradition it is as such to consume it on an empty stomach, when I was a child I did not enjoy it as much. That's why the idea of the chocolates also seems friendlier for those who prefer to disguise the taste of strong alcohol. I set up my campaign, sandblasted the cookies and put butter on them, you have seen me do this process many times. I just put the cookies in a bag and flattened them with the stick. If you have a food processor, much better.

On the other hand, I slowly melted the chocolate, and arranged the grapes so that they are not so soaked in alcohol. I also discovered that the grapes had the wooden ends, and I removed them one by one, to avoid discomfort when eating the bonbons.

I assembled the dough as best I could, it was so soft that it took me a while to get it to come together, and I assembled small cookie mounds that were the size of grapes, some were very small and some more medium, I was arranging them and once they were all arranged, I began the path of bathing them with chocolate.

Of course, this task is very easy in a confectioner's shop, so I dipped them one by one with a spoon and plenty of chocolate. Then I put them in the fridge for a while, and decorated them with white chocolate sprinkles.

I put them in a tupper and shared them with the whole family in the evening. The truth is that I just wanted to try one to see if the bonbon turned out well. Its flavor is spectacular, and it has this little touch of strong alcohol that raises the energy when you eat one of them. After tasting them and having everyone's acceptance, we reserved them for tomorrow. And others to share, since my aunts and some family friends also follow this tradition.

I send you a big hug, I hope you liked the recipe, and if you are in Latin America, I would like to ask you, do you celebrate this tradition? What are your customs for this day? I hope to know more about your customs. Hugs!