A Christmas Flavored Drink - "The Cream Punch”
A few days ago we shared the history of a very special dish in Venezuela called Hallaca, today you will know the complement of this dish, both make the perfect couple. There are magical drinks, drinks that undoubtedly captivate and delight us. However, there are some that are so special that no matter how many years they have been created, they are still at the table of many families, this is the case of Ponche Crema, a Christmas drink that accompanies Venezuelan families in these special dates, know its history.
The inventor of this incredible drink was a Venezuelan, born in the town of Guarenas, Miranda State, in 1871, Mr. Eliodoro Gonzalez, a futuristic dreamer and visionary, dedicated himself to several jobs before creating such a spectacular drink, among them are Chemist, perfumer, publicist (before this profession officially existed), and finally inventor of drinks, in 1892 he decided to associate with Alberto Prevost, and in the city of Caracas, they opened a place, called "Coffee the trade", This partnership only lasted one year, however, luck came to Eliodoro's door, when he won a prize from the Madrid Lottery, with the money obtained, he was able to expand his business, and even changed his name, "First Aid Kit", I'll call it your place. In 1900 he already had a Chef that he had brought from Paris, live music from a pianist, and waitresses in uniform, without a doubt it was a place of class, that did not pass unnoticed, so much by the Caraqueños, as the people that visited this city.
Regardless of everything he had already obtained, Mr. Gonzalez began to experiment with national ingredients and without chemical preservatives, these experiments gave rise to a very particular, based on milk, eggs, sugar and mixed with pure alcohol from grapes, despite being an alcoholic beverage, seemed more like a cream, so in the year 1900 a drink is born, which has no comparison, unique and unmatched drink, in 1904 so spectacular drink is called "Ponche Crema", and the slogan of such a curious product was: "unique to Eliodoro Gonzalez P", the rich flavor it had, its smell, and the low levels of alcohol, made it a seductive drink. The President of the United States of Venezuela at that time, Cipriano Castro, under his own hand, granted the patent for the Eliodoro registry.
How do we Prepare Such an Interesting Drink?
In a very simple way, so please get comfortable, and look for where to write down the ingredients we will need, to make such seductive drink, it is worth noting that this yields 1 liter:
5 egg yolks
1 can of condensed milk
1 can of evaporated milk
1 cinnamon stick
1 cup of rum
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
Very well, when we have all the ingredients, let's go to its preparation, please wash your hands, before starting this process, and keep the little ones away from the house, to avoid accidents, these are the steps of the preparation:
The first thing we must do is find a large pot, and pour both the evaporated milk and the condensed milk, mix very well, and let it rest.
In this second step, we will need an electric mixer, if we don't have one, it can be done with a balloon whisk, manually, we will look for a container or cup, where we can start beating the egg yolks, the idea is to create a cream with the electric or manual mixer, until we get a lemon yellow, or pale cream.
Once we obtain our cream, we will locate the pot where our milks are resting, and we will add this cream, and we will begin to mix, until everything is well integrated, when we see that our mixture is ready, we will add the cinnamon sticks, to give it that aromatic touch.
We will take our pot to the stove or kitchen, we turn it on medium heat, in this step, we have to be very attentive, and have a wooden spoon, to begin to stir our mixture while it is on the stove, and when we see that it is about to boil, we turn it off and let it rest. We cannot separate from the pot, nor stop stirring, because we will damage our preparation.
When our preparation is rested, we will remove with great care the cinnamon sticks, to perform this step, add the rum and vanilla extract, it is noteworthy that these last two ingredients, is to the taste of each, but remember that this is a drink with very low levels of alcohol, that is why it is so special and delicious, after performing these steps, look for empty bottles, clean and sterilized, where we will pour our preparation, with the help of a funnel fill the bottle.
After filling it, we will take our drink to the fridge, for 2 or 4 hours, you will see that the preparation will be super thick, creamy, that when the estimated time passes, and you serve it in a drink, your mouth will water, you can take it with or without ice, we hope you like this recipe, and dare to make it.
This Post not only teaches us the history of such a spectacular drink, nor its preparation, but also we see the importance of Constancy, dedication, and trust in ourselves. Mr. Eliodoro encountered great obstacles to make this idea a reality, and it is incredible to think that it became a success, to the point that today it is still on sale, and is part of the Venezuelan Christmas traditions, to the point that you cannot end the year without drinking a glass of the rich Ponche Crema, we hope you have enjoyed this post, and dare to prepare such an exquisite drink, happy day.
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