2S—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 10, 1973
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Maria Villafranca shows off the hand-carved table which
her family sent to the Irwin family at Christmas time. The
table was carved from a single piece of wood. She is holding a
doll which is wearing a traditional native costume, an outfit
that is seen only on special occasions or festivals.
Maria Villafrance
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& for all citizens
too difficult She studied five Christmas
\ears of English in school in
Honduras and she spoke some
English before coming to. this
country
Maria is active in Hempfield
school activities, including the
AFS club According to Fay
Klinefelter 2928 Fleetwood Dr ,
Lancaster, club president, its
purpose is “to make foreign
exchange students feel at home ”
Miss Karen Jessen, club advisor,
said they sponsor fund-raising
activities such as a chicken
barbecue, a sub sale and bake
sales The money is used both to
help pay expenses of a foreign
student and also for students
from Hempfield who may be
selected to go abroad Miss
Jessen said, “We also want to
inform others about the AFS
program ”
A special club project this year
is a weekend in March when all 10
AFS students in the county will be
invited to participate in a school
assembly and attend an ice
hockey game in Hershey
In Honduras, Maria said
they do not have as many school
activities as we have If you want
to learn to cook and sew for in
stance it will be taught through
the schools, but students have to
attend special Saturday classes
Maria attenda 4-H functions
with her host family, although
she wasn’t familiar with 4-H
clubs before coming here. They
do have Girl Scouts and
Brownies, she said. She also
particpates in youth work
through the Irwins’ church,
Bethany Presbyterian Church,
Lancaster
Young people in Honduras do
not date until they are “about 17,
and then mostly in groups,”
Maria said Permission to drive a
car can be obtained at age 16, but
you can’t get a license until you
are 17
Drugs are a problem among
young people in Honruras, too,
but it is illegal to use drugs and
Maria said offenders are jailed
The largest holiday is their
Independence Day, September
15 On that day, bands from all
the schools parade and compete,
and soccer is played Trophies
are awarded by the president of
this year
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a joyous time for the Irwin
family. All the children were
home, and in additon to sharing
the holiday with Maria, there was
another foregin visitor. A girl
friend who graduated from high
school in Honduras with Maria
and is currently studying in
Munich, Germany, came for the
holidays and stayed for a month.
Christmas in Honduras is
celebrated much like in this
country, but the most important
day is December 24, Maria said.
Maria has two aunts living in
the United States, one in Texas
and one in Louisiana, and she had
visited them before, so this AFS
trip is not her first to this country.
She said she has also traveled to
neighboring countries in Central
America and to Mexico, “for
vacations with the family.”
Maria agreed to give us a
recipe from her native Honduras,
although she laughingly admitted
that she can’t cook. There was
some good natured joking from
“Mom and “Dad” about some
Christmas cookies she had
promised to bake, but which
never materialized
When Maria returns to Hon
duras she plays to take some
courses at the University of
Honduras and work part time.
She added with a smile, “I want
to get married.”
Maria will stay with the Irwin
family until July and then will
travel to another part of the
United States with other AFS
students As is customary with
exchange students, she will leave
the United States having seen
more of it than most citizens.
But sharing a year of family
living will surely remain as the
most treasured of her year’s
experiences in this country. The
Irwins have given the most
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Out of 10 large ears of corn, you
can make 12 to 15 tamales.
Scrape kernals off uncooked ears
of corn with knife. (Save cobs &
inside husks). Place corn in
blender a little bit at a time,
adding one cup of milk in small
amounts. (Add more milk if
necessary; the mixture shouldn’t
be too thin or too thick-about the
consistency of cake mix batter.)
If you wish, you may strain the
blended product to remove skins.
Add salt to taste and a pinch of
sugar.
Place cobs in bottom of
roasting pan and add enough
water to cover them. Bring the
water to a boil
Take one or two husks and
shape them into a cone, holding
them in your hand while you fill
them with 2 to 3 tablespoons of
the corn mixture. As you make
them, place cones on top of cobs
in upright position. (The boiling
water should not go into husks
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then cover roasting pan with its
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Eat just corn mixture, serving
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Maria cautions that amount of
milk needed will vary depending
on milkiness of corn.
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