Palanquetas
From Pan-Pacific cook book, 1915
They should be about three inches in diameter and rather thin.
Presented as published in 1915. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
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This recipe was extracted from Pan-Pacific cook book (1915) by L. L. McLaren, page 87. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
PALANQUETAS— -MEXICAN Boil rapidly together a cup each of white and brown sugar, one of water, and four tablespoons of butter; when it hard- ens when tested in cold water, drop by the kitchen spoon on an oiled slab or tin, pressing halves of pecans or walnuts around the edges of each quickly, before it gets cold. They should be about three inches in diameter and rather thin. 584. PLATANOS BULGE— GUATEMALAN Boil six plantains, or large sweet potatoes, until tender; while they are cooking make a syrup of two cups of sugar and a cup of water
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