Andy and the Gold Mine is a story that questions the integrity of others and leaves Andy wondering whether he was intentionally deceived .Based on a true events.
The Butte gold deposit was discovered in 1896 in Randsburg, California Total production from the mine was nearly two million dollars in gold and silver,
In the 1960's, young Andy, age 10 was visiting Randsburg, then a struggling tourist attraction where his mother had a summer curio shop. Bored and seeking amusement he sets off for the gold mines. As he searches for something to do, he encounters an elusive tarantula,...

In the 1960's, young Andy, age 10 was visiting Randsburg, then a struggling tourist attraction where his mother had a summer curio shop. Bored and seeking amusement he sets off for the gold mines. As he searches for something to do, he encounters an elusive tarantula, a rattlesnake in an abandoned mine and a group of miners who teach him how to extract gold from quartz. What would he buy if he really found gold? Would he be able to keep it and use it at the General Store? His adventures escalate and the trouble he runs into he can't tell his mother about.
Historically accurate...

Long ago on rich Venezuelan  ranches the owners(of Spanish decent) ate lavish meals with    European ingredients (olives, raisins and nuts).  They owned many slaves and servants. The slaves would save or scavenge the leftover stews of pork, chicken and beef and put them all        together, adding indigenous ingredients for     flavor.

They ground and boiled the cornmeal, they were usually fed, until it was fine.  They rolled it out and put the mixed leftovers into it. Banana leaves were available...