Goldilocks Polvoron

Photo c/o RMO

Matagal na pala talaga ako umalis ng Pinas. Dati pag sinabing Goldilocks, cakes ang nasa-isip ko. We were gifted with these yummy polvorons by a family friend who came for a visit.  She had a sister who just arrived from the homeland.  I can still recall the days of my youth in Zamboanga, the city of flowers, when my mom would make this sweet inspiration.  Of course ours was just the plain, simple one: powdered milk, flour, and butter, unlike Goldilocks' flavors of pinipig, ube, cashew, coffee crumble, cookies 'n cream, peanut, and the classic polvoron.  Originally from Spain, they probably came on board the Spanish galleons. Today,they are popular holiday delicacies all over the Iberian Peninsula, as well as in all of Spain's former colonies in Latin America and the Philippines.

I remember a classic party game using polvoron as props.  It was a simple game of gorging on polvorons without drinking any water or any liquid, and then being made to whistle.  One can just imagine how the polvoron powder would be flying all over the place.  It didn't matter that no whistling sound came out of one's mouth.  The main thing was everyone had a simple, good, clean fun.  Oh well, a bit messy though, with the polvoron powder covering the floors.  I guess it wasn't really politically correct, not PC, but there was nothing wrong with that game, right?