My mother used this Mexican mortar (molcajete) and pestle (tejolote) for many years, grinding ingredients for salsas and stews. She brought it to Canada during her first visit to the country, in 1995, as a house warming present for me and my husband.
My Slice of Mexico 
That’s beautiful. Thank you for sharing
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I am sharing my heirloom at https://cactuscatz.com/sabi-saturday/sabi-saturday-week-1/; thank you to Mary @ cactus Catz for hosting this Sabi party! (Sabi means Patina of Age, in Japanese)
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Cool . Thanks for sharing. I love mortar and pestles and this has a naturalness that is very appealing.
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I love these
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