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Everything!You!Need!to!Know!About!
Making'Ponche'Navideño!
A!Traditional!Mexican!Drink!
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By:!Viviana!Martinez!and!Reece!Timmons!
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What!is!Ponche!Navideño?!
What)is)Ponche)Navideño?)
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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.!!
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Creating)the)Final)Product)
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Where)Can)I)Find)These)Ingredients?)
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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!
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• 3!C.!of!Rum!or!
Brandy!
(optional)!!
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*!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!!
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Oranges!
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Pears!
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Guavas!
Raisins!
Kumquats!
Whole!
Cloves!
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Cinnamon!
• 4!qts!water!!
Ingredients!!
Pinocillo!
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Preparation!
Preparation!
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Prepare!the!fruits:!
Prior!to!cooking:!
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(There!is!no!certain!order!and!should!
be!done!while!Tejecotes/Kumquats!
are!softening)!
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KStep!1:!Bring!1!qt!of!water!!
and!cinnamon!sticks!to!a!
boil!in!a!medium!saucepan!!
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KStep!2:!Add!fresh/canned!
tejocotes!or!fresh!
kumquats*!
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KStep!3:!Simmer!until!soft!
(6K8!min)!!
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KStep!4:!Remove!the!fruit!
peel!and!cut!off!the!hard!
ends;!save!cinnamon!for!
later!
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*!Canned!Tejocotes!don’t!have!to!be!
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drained;!we!used!Kumquats!because!
Tejocotes!aren’t!in!season!except!for!
during!the!holidays!
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• 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!
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Creating!the!Final!Product!
Creating!the!Final!Product!
KStep!9:!Remove!Ponche!from!heat.!
STEP!9!
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KStep!10:!Scoop!into!cups,!making!sure!
each!cup!gets!some!chunks!of!fruit!and!
nuts.!
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KStep!11:!Add!rum!or!brandy!to!each!cup!as!
desired.!
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Serve!hot—will!make!at!least!30!servings.!
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STEP!11!
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Creating!the!Final!Product!
Creating!the!Final!Product!
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KStep!5:!In!a!very!large!pot,!bring!the!
remaining!water!to!a!boil!(3!qts.)!
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KStep!6:!Add!all!the!fruits!and!nuts!to!the!pot!
and!bring!it!back!to!a!boil.!
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KStep!7:!Add!the!cinnamon!sticks!into!large!
pot.!Lower!heat!and!simmer!for!30!minutes,!
stirring!gently!now!and!then.!
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KStep!8:!Simmer!for!another!30!minutes.!
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STEP!5!
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