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Calabaza en Tacha

Traditional dessert that is prepared during the Fiestas de Muertos.

http://www.inside-mexico.com/calabaza.htm
Dead Day Bread Recipe

Mexican bread recipe for dead souls day. In English and Spanish.

http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/recipes/puebla/kgpandemuertos.html
Fruit Atole

Hot drink made from corn starch and fruit. Typical of Oaxaca.

http://www.dayofthedead.com/Recipe.html
Maya's Day of the Dead Cookies

Recipe from A Year in Chocolate: Four Seasons of Unforgettable Desserts by Alice Medrich.

http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/000123.html
Pan de Muerto

Yeast bread made and served for Day of the Dead celebrations.

http://www.globalgourmet.com/food/egg/egg1096/panmuert.html
Sofia Craxton's Recipes

Try Pumpkin Pudding, Pan de Muerto (Bread of the Dead) and Mexican Hot Chocolate to celebrate the Mexican Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/southerncounties/content/articles/2005/11/09/recipes_09112005.shtml
Sugar Skull Making Instructions

Sugar Skulls are a traditional folk art from Southern Mexico used to celebrate Day of the Dead.

http://www.mexicansugarskull.com/mexicansugarskull/recipe.htm
The Days Of The Dead

Explains the use of food and includes a recipe for traditional pan de muerto, bread of the dead.

http://www.globalgourmet.com/food/egg/egg1096/daydead.html