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It's the symphony in the kitchen: la cuchara canta el molcajete baila to the concert of hands at work mixing el guisado: it's the hum of life unhurried; the ballet of fingers, spreading -- with patience of the saints --

ý ý ý ý ý ý each tiny blanket, ý ý ý ý ý ý colchita de masa upon the water-softened husk of corn; then comes the filling, now the folding, and into the pot of steaming broth ... - Tamalada Angela de Hoyos b. 1940

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