Junior League of Corpus Christi
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Viva Tradiciones
Viva Tradiciones - #1
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¡VIVA LA TRADICION! Long live our traditions, our communities and our families. The Junior League of Corpus Christi, Inc. is proud to bring you a cookbook that reveals the riches of our varied ethnic heritage, the bounty of the gulf waters and the treasures of our farms and ranches.

• 248 pages and over 400 double test recipes
• A user-friendly book bound in a hard cover
• Recipes for all cooks - novice to gourmet

More than a cookbook, ¡VIVA! Tradiciones contains...

• A 16 page color insert of original artwork
• Chapter dividers describing history, culture, sites and recreational activities of South Texas
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• A Kid's Place chapter full of projects and fun food

The price is $19.95 per cookbook, shipping, handling, and taxes included. Profits from the sale of this cookbook will be returned to the community through projects of The Junior League of Corpus Christi, Inc.


The piñata recipe that follows can be found in the Kid's Place chapter of ¡VIVA! Tradiciones 


 ¡PIÑATAS!
Beautiful piñatas can be found at many South Texas birthday parties and celebrations. They are filled with candy and hung from a tree or post. Each guest is blindfolded, handed large sticks or bats, and given a turn to try and break them open.

2 cups flour
newspaper
1 large balloon
colored tissue paper, cut in strips
cooking spray
string


In a plastic bowl, mix flour with water until it is the consistency of pancake batter. Blow up balloon and tie a string around end. Tie balloon securely to a heavy object or back of chair. Spray balloon with cooking spray. Dip newspaper strips in flour paste and place them over balloon, cover it completely. Place 3 pieces of string near the base of the balloon, with the edges hanging down. Apply 2 more layers of newspaper, anchoring string to piñata. Allow to dry overnight. Pop balloon and remove it from piñata. Cut edges of tissue paper to ruffle edges. glue strips of colored tissue paper over piñata or paint with acrylic paint. Be sure to leave hole in base open and string free. Decorate piñata as your favorite animal. Create ears and hair out of colored paper. When glue is dry, fill with candy and cover opening securely with tape. Tie string together and use to hang piñata

Yield:1 piñata