My Jerezana grandma used to tell me, "El que comè y canta, loco se levanta," because I used to sing at her table when I was little. Another saying, that I have passed on to my grandchildren, is "habia una viejita buscando lenya, cuando encontro su lenya, corrio, corrio para su casa." And she would be walking her fingers up my arm and tickle me at the end of the story.



Marge:)

On Jun 25, 2005, at 10:42 PM, Victor Villarreal wrote:

Alicia,



You beat me to the saying "El que tiene más saliva traga más pinole",

but have you heard the one that says "No se puede chiflar y tragar

pinole al mismo tiempo"?



I guess that's the Mexican equivalent of "you can't have your cake

and eat it too"



Victor



--- In ranchos@yahoogroups.com, Alicia Carrillo <alliecar@p...> wrote:

> John,

> 

> Have you had atole de Pinole? If you haven''t you must try it, esta

muy sabroso! You can make atole de pinole with milk or water or milk

and water. Many people add sugar and cinnamon. It''s a thickened

sweet drink usually served with tamales in the wintertime, especially

at Christmas. Pinole comes in a dry powdered form and it takes

moisture and heat to dissolve it. When you taste it dry because of

it''s fine powdery consistency it can get caught in the back of your

throat thereby inducing coughing fits.

> Have you heard the dicho or saying, El que tiene mas saliva, traga

mas pinole? When two people engage in a verbal sparring match the one

who comes out ahead is said to have more saliva therefore able to eat

more pinole.

> 

> Thanks John, it had been a while since I'd thought of pinole.

> Alicia

>











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