Drinks :
Ponche (Mexican Holiday Punch)
Recipe courtesy of Pedro Hernandez
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes
INGREDIENTS:
2 sticks sugar cane
1 lb. tejocote fruit (Mexican haw thorne)
2 red apples
2 pears
4 medium guavas
2 oranges
3oz hibiscus flowers
1 piloncillo (8 oz. Mexican brown sugar)
1 cup sugar or to taste
1.5 gallons water
2 cinnamon sticks
DIRECTIONS:
1. Chop fruit into chucks
2. Boil in water with all other ingredients over medium heat until tender.
3. Sweeten with sugar if desired.
4. Serve warm.
5. Spike with tequila if desired.