GRUYERE

Kept in wine fridge for 2 months:

I save these plastic containers.  They have holes in so the cheese can breathe.

A little white mould?

The wooden spears keep the cheese from touching the bottom of the plastic container.

Cut in half.  El sr J thought it tasted too salty, so I tooth brushed it with vinegar and water and now it's delicious.  At 6 months it might be even better, but I couldn't wait.  Next is Asiago.

THANKSGIVING IN PATZCUARO

Although the Patzcuarans were happily unaware that we were non-celebrating there.

A couple of women in local garb.  I loved those aprons.  Coke is the human fuel of Mexico.  Even abuelas drink it.

My Thanksgiving dinner was a plate of tiny silver fried fish, heads and eyes included.  El sr J chose something else on the menu.  As you can see by my attire, it was really cold there.

We were the only people in the tour van so I requested and got a side trip to a cemetery.

Santa Clara de Cobre is a small town near Patzcuaro in which 90% of the males work in copper.  All the copper is from recycled material.  Above is a chunk of it which is going to be heated and hammered down.

The fire

The hammering.  Manly men.

We each chose a pot.

I'm willing them to my sister.