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Ponche de Frutas

Tyler Davidson

Serves: 4

Ingredients:

17 cups water

1 large piloncillo cone or 2 cups brown sugar

4 cinnamon sticks

3 1/3 cups of tejocotes

12 medium  guavas

3/4 cup chopped prunes

1½ cup chopped apples

1 cup chopped pear

½ cup raisins

3 pieces of sugar cane, about 6 inches long, cut into four pieces each.

1 cup of peeled tamarind pods or 1 cup of Jamaica flowers

Rum or eau-de-vie to taste

 

Directions:

  1. Place water in a large saucepan.
  2. Add the piloncillo (or brown sugar) and the cinnamon, cook for about 15 minutes.
  3. If you are using fresh tejocotes, add them with the piloncillo and cinnamon, as they take longer to soften.
  4. Add the chopped guavas, apples and prunes along with the rest of the ingredients, such as pieces of sugar cane, tamarind pods or Jamaican flowers. If you're using the canned version of the jeans, add them in this step.
  5. Simmer for about 1 hour. Serve hot in cups, serve some fruit and add rum to taste.

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Tyler Davidson | Editor, Vice President & Chief Content Director

Tyler Davidson is the vice president and chief content director for Meetings Today, which publishes the meetings industry trade magazine Meetings Today as well as MeetingsToday.com, various newsletters, webinars, the in-person Meetings Today LIVE! Hosted-buyer events and other meetings and events industry B2B channels.

 

Tyler has covered the travel trade for nearly 35 years.  In his role with Meetings Today, which recently won the prestigious FOLIO: Eddies Award for best magazine issue, Tyler leads the editorial team on its mission to provide the most in-depth meetings content in the industry. Previously, he worked as the Asia, Canada, Pacific Northwest and Western U.S. editor at Travel Weekly magazine and TravelAge West. Before joining the dual editorial staff producing destination sections for Travel Weekly and TravelAge West, Tyler was the Africa, Israel, Middle East, Switzerland and Pacific Northwest editor at TravelAge West. He also undertook general news and feature assignments while working at the magazines. 

 

Besides reporting on the travel trade, Tyler has covered the real estate industry, held various editorial positions at the San Francisco-based national satire magazine The Nose, wrote freelance technology industry pieces and covered the San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders for a bilingual newspaper in San Francisco. He has a B.A. in Journalism from San Francisco State University, where he worked in various editorial capacities on its award-winning student magazine, Prism. 

Contact: tyler.davidson@meetingstoday.com

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