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"  Labor Day weekend marks the official end of summer. For some of us, it means going to the beach, having carne asada, or maybe playing in the street. This being the first year I&amp;#039;m not in L.A. for Labor Day, I find myself craving a raspado and full of nostalgia. I imagine the raspado man walking through the streets with his block of ice and various flavors. In California I&amp;#039;d be somewhere in East L.A. or taking a trip to Olvera Street, but I&amp;#039;ll have to update my location and look around El Barrio or the Bronx to find my fix while in NYC. If you&amp;#039;re Latin, you know what I&amp;#039;m talking about. This tasty treat is found throughout all Latin countries, but its name varies on the region. It&amp;#039;s known as granizado to Cubans, piragua to Puerto Ricans, fr\u00EDo fr\u00EDo to los Dominicanos, shaved ice to the gringos, and so on. The flavor options are endless, but we offer a few recipes below that will satisfy your childhood cravings. If that doesn&amp;#039;t work, just add some vodka or tequila to turn your raspado into a sexy summer treat! Enjoy! (All recipes courtesy of ZENGO, a Richard Sandoval Restaurant.) Tamarind Syrup 1 14oz Pkg Tamarind Paste 1 Quart Water 3 cups Sugar 3 cups Water Bring tamarind to a boil in 4 quarts of water. Once ingredients are boiling, thoroughly break up blocks of tamarind with tongs. After it&amp;#039;s broken up, allow everything to boil for 5 minutes. Then make your simple syrup (4 quarts of sugar to 1.5 quarts of water). Next, spoon tamarind mixture into a strainer while adding small amounts of simple syrup at the same time. Push tamarind completely through the strainer. Add the rest of the simple syrup to taste.  Hibiscus Syrup 2 cups dried hibiscus 1 cup sugar 2 liters water Bring all the ingredients to a boil and cook for 10 minutes. Blend all the ingredients and then push them through a strainer. Strawberry Syrup 1 quart of strawberries 1/3 quart of sour mix 2 spoons of sugar Blend the strawberries, sour mix, and sugar. Pour the pur\u00E9e into a quart container that is half full of diced strawberries. Tequila Snow Cones Tamarind syrup, Hibiscus syrup or Strawberry pur\u00E9e Shaved ice Tequila Prepare syrups and/or pur\u00E9e for flavor of choice. Shave ice and scoop into serving cup. Pour syrup over ice until ice takes on color of syrup. Add 1 oz of tequila, and serve. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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