Calabaza en Tacha
Recipe courtesy of Betsy McNair, My Mexico Tours Calabaza en Tacha 1 4 – 5 lbs Pumpkin 8 Cinnamon sticks 4 cups water 2 lbs Piloncillo (Mexican unrefined brown sugar, often in cone form. Available in all our latino markets.) Cut the pumpkin into wedges. Remove seeds and strings. With a sharp knife cut some slashes into the pulp so the syrup can get in. You can get creative here if you like. Put the sugar in a pan with the cinnamon and water. Bring to a boil and stir until the piloncillo has dissolved. (I added the peel of a clemetine because I had it, but you could also use orange peel...
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