"Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
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> Julie Bove wrote:
>> I can not stand avocados or anything with them in it. It's a texture
>> thing. But for some reason, Angela has recently decided that she REALLY
>> likes guacamole. She wanted some at home so we bought some at the store.
>> I can't remember the brand, but it was two plastic bags that came in a
>> cardboard box. She said it was disgusting.
>>
>> I know it is easy to make at home but in looking up recipes, I became
>> confused. Some were as easy as mashing up an avocado and mixing it with
>> salsa and some were more complicated. So what kind is the good kind?
>> What do you put in yours/
> In Mexico guacamole is served on a plate. It consists of a pile of mashed
> avocado, a pile of chopped sweet onion and a pile of chopped fresh tomato.
> It's red, white and green like the Mexican flag. The lime is always found
> on the table. You can also add your own salt.
>
> When I make it at home, I mash the avocado, add some diced sweet onion and
> some diced fresh tomato, a squeeze or two of lime juice and a little salt.
>
> Garlic is not traditional. Cilantro is a nice garnish, but, again, it's
> not traditional. Salsa from a jar is verboten!
>
> Too many Gringos try to "improve" on Mexican classics and make something
> that is *not* Mexican or even border food.

Okay. Thanks! The stuff she is getting is the real stuff. The restaurants
we eat at are family owned by Mexicans.