Kramer

I talk to him when I'm lonesome like;
And I'm sure he understands.
When he looks at me so attentively,
And gently licks my hands;
Then he rubs his nose on my tailored clothes,
But I never say naught thereat.
For the good Lord knows I can buy more clothes,
But never a friend like that.

                                                              

                                                                  W. Dayton Wedgefarth

 

Pe De Moleque

Pé-de-moleque (urchin foot)? It's a very popular candy in Brazil. Is  the Brazilian version of Peanut Britlle.  Although is not certain its origin, is said that it was created when ladies from the XVIII century made peanut candy melting sugar or rapadura (a form of sugarcane juice) and adding the peanut. But in a farm, when a woman made the candy and would let it cool by the window it would always disappear. So one day she waited hiding herself to see who was stealing her peanut candy. Not too long after the candy was put at the window, here comes a moleque (urchin) and steals the candy.The lady jumps out from the hiding place and screams from the top of her lungs:

URCHIN!! You're the one stealing my candy from the window. Next time you PEDE MOLEQUE (ask for it, urchin)! You PEDE MOLEQUE (ask for it, urchin)!
In reality, the candy doesn't have anything to do with the urchin foot. But the candy is delicious. Here's the step by step of the last batch I made. It was a hit in the office.

                                                I did the cup cake version...

                                            And here the traditional version, uneven chunks