On Jun 9, 5:49 pm, Rechazador de Disparates >
wrote:
> On Jun 9, 4:45?pm, chilichick > wrote:
>
> > Hey does anybody know how to make Horchata? I've checked out a few
> > recipe's and tried them out without much luck. Went to a mex market
> > and asked them how they made it... powder. ugh... I did break down
> > and buy some and it's not bad. Just want to make my own the
> > traditional way.
>
> What do you mean by "traditional"? The Mexican version is not the
> traditional recipe.
>
> "Orxata" has been made for thousands of years. My ancestors who lived
> in Spain did not use
> rice water to make it, they grew and harvested chufas, which are a
> reedlike plant that the Egyptians used to make "orxata".
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horchata

by traditional I mean not store bought powder. and of course I can't
grow and havest chufas. so anything simpler than that I will try.
but thanks for your input.
chilichick