¡Hoy es miércoles melado! (Today is honey-colored Wednesday!)
La fecha es el veinte (20) de agosto del año dos mil veinticinco. (The date is August 20, 2025.)
El postre de la semana es: jocotes en miel. (The dessert of the week is: Spanish plums in syrup.)
Jocotes en miel are a November-favorite Guatemalan confection consisting of Spanish plums (also referred to as “red mombin”) cooked in a spicy syrup.
Para preparar los jocotes en miel necesitamos: (To prepare jocotes en miel, we need:)
| jocotes de corona | (Spanish plums / red mombin) |
| panela / piloncillo | (unrefined brown sugar) |
| pimientas gordas | (allspice) |
| clavos de olor | (cloves) |
| raja de canela | (cinnamon stick) |
| agua | (water) |
| cal | (calcium hydroxide) |
| ceniza | (wood ash) |
Watch an expert prepare jocotes en miel in this six-minute video receta (recipe). ¡Qué dulce! (How sweet!)
¡Que tengas un miércoles meloso! (May you have a sweet Wednesday!)
L. A. Feliz