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   alice on 27 July 2006 at 12:52 am

   dear stef,
   i’m filipina too, and i’ve been looking for a recipe for the alpahor i grew up eating. no one makes it anymore. the alpahor of my childhood tastes like hard dry ‘hinagom’ (i’m from bicol and it is somewhat like espasol) and shaped like a big polvoron.
   you have any recipe like that?
   thanks

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   anonymous on 20 August 2006 at 11:12 pm

   Alice,
   Found this on cooks.com. Check it out! Not sure if this is what you are looking for.
   ALPAHOR
   2 cans (8 oz.) coconut milk
   3 c. sugar
   5 c. water
   2 c. mochi flour made into dough and formed into sm. balls (marble size)
   2 c. sweet potato, cubed
   1/2 c. pearl tapioca (sago)
   Combine coconut milk, sugar, water and cook over low fire stirring constantly until it simmers. Add mochi balls, cook and continue to stir. Add sweet potato and lastly the tapioca. Cook until thick in consistency. Can be served hot or cold.
   Try it! Hope this helps.

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   stef on 7 September 2006 at 11:26 am

   Hi Alice, I know I have one somewhere, just have to find it. Maybe you can try the one from anonymous and let us know how it goes for you? I haven’t tried making it myself yet. But I remember vaguely this dry cookie-like thing reminiscent of espasol because of the rice dusting. Could that be it?

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