Editorial photo #11668189 Human Interest
Small Producers In Xochimilco Prepare For The Day Of The Dead In Mexico
A woman manipulates molds to make chocolate skulls for sale in Mexico City, Mexico, on the eve of Day of the Dead. Sugar skulls are made from alfenique, which later changes to chocolate, using a jam originating in Spain, with a manipulation technique likely adopted from the Arab tradition. Alfenique is created from a mixture of cane sugar with egg whites, water, and lemon juice. Traditionally, a skull is decorated with various vegetable dyes mixed with powdered sugar, accompanied by colored labels on top, which may or may not have the name of the person to whom it is addressed if it is a gift, the name of the person who wants to eat it, or the name of the deceased who cannot be missing from the altars for the Day of the Dead in Mexico. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto)
