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
>