Chicha De Jora (peru) – We Love God!

It would not have been right for the restoration of human nature to be left undone, and…it could not have been done unless man paid what was owing to God for sin. But the debt was so great that, while man alone owed it, only God could pay it, so that the same person must be both man and God. Thus it was necessary for God to take manhood into the unity of His Person, so that he who in his own nature ought to pay and could not should be in a person who could… The life of this Man was so sublime, so precious, that it can suffice to pay what is owing for the sins of the whole world, and infinitely more.

Anselm

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
	Lombard	Beverages, Holiday, Peru	4	Quarts

INGREDIENTS

1	lb	4 full cups Maiz de Jora
		purchased or homemade
2		15-oz cakes chancaca <OR>
1	c	White sugar and
2	c	Brown sugar, packed
		+additional for sweetening
8		Whole cloves
1		Dried hot chili pepper
1		Fresh stalk, about 36"
		Sugarcane, 1-1/2 lbs
		cut into pieces crushed
1		Lemon, sliced for garnish

INSTRUCTIONS

In a stainless-steel stockpot large enough to hold 2-1/2 gallons of
liquid, combine the jora, chancaca or sugars, cloves, pepper, and
crushed sugarcane with 8 quarts of cold water. Allow to soak for 1
hour. Place over high heat and bring to boil, stirring now and then
with a wooden spoon and scraping the bottom of the pot to prevent
sticking and burning. When the mixture comes to a full boil, lower  the
heat and gently simmer, covered, for 4-1/2 hours, stirring now  and
then.  Remove from heat and allow to rest for about 2 hours
undisturbed. Pour  through a strainer.  Press liquid from the sugar
cane and discard the  pulp. Strain the mixture again through a double
layer of cheesecloth  into a ceramic, porcelain, or glass container and
store in a dark,  cool place, covered tightly with cheesecloth or a
kitchen towel.  Allow to sit from 3 to 8 days, depending on how strong
and how thick  you want the chicha to be. The longer the chicha sits,
the higher the  alcohol content and the thicker it will get.  To serve,
add the additional sugar to taste, chill thoroughly, and  garnish with
lemon slices.  Source:  Christmas with Memories and Recipes; Felipe
Rojas-Lombardi  Posted to MM-Recipes Digest  by "Deborah KÃ¼hnen"
<DEBKUHNEN@classic.msn.com> on Feb 17, 98

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 432 Calories From Fat: 3 Total Fat: <1g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 146.9mg Potassium: 208.9mg Carbohydrates: 111.1g Fiber: 1g Sugar: 107.1g Protein: <1g