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Christmas fruit punch is an infusion that is consumed in Mexico, traditionally in December during the posadas and on Christmas Eve, although there are also people who start consuming it from September for the national holidays and from November during the eve of the day of the dead (mainly in Mexico City and its metropolitan area).

It is prepared by boiling the ingredients in large quantities to be served during typical Christmas and winter gatherings. Traditionally, it is served very hot in individual clay pots with portions of fruit, and may or may not contain a spirit (often rum), which is added after boiling to prevent evaporation. One of the main ingredients, which gives it its blood-red color, is hibiscus water (made by boiling hibiscus flowers in water to release their red coloring). The basic fruits are apple, guava, and tejocote (Mexican hawthorn).

Mexican ponche may or may not contain alcohol and is served hot. The version with alcohol is called "ponche con piquete" (spiked ponche) because it has a "piquete" (spike) of tequila, rum, whiskey, red wine, or champagne, presented as a traditional hot infusion or as a cocktail.

This drink is commonly found at street fairs set up outside churches, where it can be enjoyed with buñuelos (fritters) or tamales. It is also sold at Christmas markets in Mexico during the famous Guadalupe-Reyes Marathon.

It is also traditionally consumed in Guatemala, even before the holidays. Fruits such as papaya, melon, and apple are used, along with sweeteners like sugar, honey, and/or cinnamon.}

Recipe from the Goverment of Mexico

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[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 8 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Weird thing ar work today: one server mentioned they speak German and the server she was talking to said not to dsy that around another server who is Jewish. The one who said that walked away and the two of us were like...'wut?'. We both kinda said that was a bit weird, she mentioned it's cause she took a few classes between high school and college to get to barely being able to speak it, she said 'a little bit of German' specifically. She's got traceable German roots i guess and thar gave her an interest when she was a kid and then why not keep learning, but her family, like at least one dude in my family who snuck his last name into a bunch of English people who kept it up, they blasted over in the 1800s. Thinking a Jewish person would be offended by someone knowing how to speak a bit of German is weird.

I also know there would have been a cool snappy line about Isreal to make in all this but anything that couldn't come off really bad didnt come to mind. Its there somewhere tho, I feel it.

[–] someone@hexbear.net 5 points 14 hours ago

I know a little German.