How many Kilos of sugar cane can YOU fit in your hatchback?

hitting a christmas piñata
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Bill and the christmas piñata
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On one of the days we were in Mexico, it was my aunt's birthday, so my stepmom decided to throw her a surprise birthday party. We went to the market to buy stuff for the party. We bought fruit for the piñata, candy, bread and a hideous looking Spongebob Squarepants piñata and a more "traditional" looking piñata. The people in these markets are vicious! You can't walk by anyone's stand without them demanding that you try free samples and pushing you to tell them how many kilos of sugar cane you'd like to take home with you in the back of your compact hatchback. Apparently during christmas, they fill their piñatas with fruit that no one eats instead of candy. That way when someone does finally break the piñata open you are knocked unconscience (or however you spell that) by a lemon and a sugar cane chunk flying at your head at 45 kilometers per hour. One of my uncles really likes tequila. My grandmother made this "punch" that was actually quite good. She made it by adding every fruit you could possibly imagine, plus some you couldn't imagine and cooked it in this giant calderon (gaint pot) until the fruit became very soft. She added sugar and there you have it. Scalding hot, christmas ponche. Yum. My uncle had his with tequila.