Subj : New Holiday Coming U                                     [1]
To   : Dave Drum
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Mon Jan 06 2025 14:05:13

Hi Dave,

DD> "Rosco de Reyes (Ring of the Kings) is a sweet bread filled/covered
DD> with glace fruits, sugar and often whipped cream. Inside the Rosco de
DD> Reyes is hidden a small toy baby which will bring luck in the coming
DD> year to whoever finds it. It is traditionally served at Di'a de los
DD> Reyes (Day of the Kings) Parties."

DD> And now we know where the Mardi Gras "King Cake" tradition may have
DD> started.

RH> Sounds logical.

DD> In Spain, Mexico, and other Latin American countries, Jan. 6 is
DD> "Dia de los Tres Reyes Magos.

DD> In the U.S., it's called Three Kings Day.

DD> It is founded upon the Biblical story of three kings who followed the
DD> North Star to Bethlehem to bring offerings and gifts to baby Jesus as
DD> a celebration of his birth.

DD> And the only place I've seen any discussion or mention os 06 Jan and
DD> the Magi has been in the comix in my newspaper.

RH> A couple of points here. 1) the Bible doesn't give the number of magi
RH> (wise men, sages, possibly kings) that brought the gifts/offerings to
RH> Jesus. They probably arrived well after His birth as the Bible records
RH> that they came to "a house where the young child was" (not infant).
RH> 2) not sure if it was the North Star or some other celestial object,
RH> astronomers are still trying to figure out just what was in the sky in
RH> that timeframe and would act as a "guide".

RH> I'll not go into other theological discussions here, just pointing out
RH> a few common misinterpretations.

DD> Much of that book was oral history before being written down. And
DD> people tend to take a good story and "make it better".

I'll not say anything more but my theology is somewhat different.


DD> There are many ways to celebrate Three Kings Day, including
DD> exchanging gifts and cooking traditional foods such as entremeses
DD> appetizers, cochinillo asado (roasted sucking pig), fresh seafood
DD> and Cava, a traditionally Spanish champagne."

RH> Sounds good to me, especially the seafood.

DD> That paragraph was lifted in its entirety from the e-mail I took the
DD> recipe from. Hence the quotation marks. MMMMM----- Recipe via
DD> Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

So I question theirs, not yours.


DD>   Make the Coloured Sugars: Squeeze a dot of green paste in
DD>   palm of hand. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons sugar over the paste
DD>   and rub together quickly. Place this mixture on wax paper
DD>   and wash hands to remove color. Repeat process for other 2

Easier just to buy the colored sugar; I've seen it for sale.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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