European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 2, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Food mexican remedy Tortilla hash surefire cure for morning blues by Sharon Hudgins special to stripes Magazine a few years ago my husband and i spent three weeks driving through Mexico. Having previously visited Only the Border towns across the Rio Grande from Texas we looked Forward to seeing some of Mexico s Interior. We visited the Northern and Central parts of the country stopping in major cities such As Monterrey and Guadalajara and the smaller cities of Zacatecas Morelia Guanajuato Laqu opaque Aguas Calienes Pat Zucaro and san Miguel de Allende. In Between were vast stretches of desert a Monotony of Sand and Cactus with a few forlorn Adobe villages scattered across the forbidding landscape. I returned from that trip with several observations and impressions of Mexico some favourable others less so. Taken together they form a picture albeit a very personal one of a land that has for centuries both fascinated and repelled painters writers composers travellers and conc Jui or adores in the cities ultramodern architecture in the Countryside men blowing Fields with oxen teams and using primitive farm implements. The Taco Vendor at a tiny Street stall in Zacatecas. Holding three tortillas in one hand he constructed tacos faster than anyone i d Ever seen filling All the tortillas in no More than three seconds. My husband could t resist shouting Bravo when the Taco maker finished his flawless performance. Nailed Over the door to a laundry in Morelia a plastic Crucifix surrounded by a Rusty Horseshoe with a five foot strand of braided garlic draped Over it. Trucks with names painted on the front and Back bumpers in fancy script Superman King Kong Rivers of Babilon los in adores Chicano and my favorite o liver this. Genuinely Friendly people everywhere we went. At a provincial capital a classical music festival featuring Well known artists from Europe and South America. Just outside the City Farmers thrashing wheat by letting horses trample it after which the Farmers winnowed the wheat by hand. A Nice Middle class non touristy restaurant with pleasant decor and Good food but also with a padded Bill that almost doubled the prices stated on the menu. Stripes Magazine Jin utry 2,19s6