Almendrados and piononos: Dulces Ángel cake shop gives tonight’s San Francisco pregón in La Loma, Albox
Pastelería Dulces Ángel, a family business going back generations, gives the pregón (opening speech) of the San Francisco fiestas in La Loma de Albox tonight at 22:00.
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Tonight, the San Francisco fiestas in La Loma de Albox taste of almond and cabello de ángel (a sweet squash preserve). At 22:00, Pastelería Dulces Ángel, “Pastelería Ángel” as its sign reads, will give the pregón (opening speech), one of the most eagerly awaited moments of the fiestas, which the neighbourhood is celebrating from Thursday until Sunday 4 October.
Albox Town Council chose it last July to give the pregón, at the same time as it named Club Villa de Albox to give the pregón of the Feria de Todos los Santos (All Saints’ Fair). According to the council’s statement, it is “a family business that, generation after generation, has managed to win the affection and trust of local people”. The mayor, María del Mar Alfonso, summed it up like this: “Dulces Ángel symbolises constant hard work, family tradition and commitment to our roots”.
Its story is told by Miguel Ángel Alonso Mellado in Los dulces de La Loma de Albox, an article written for these fiestas. The first premises were in the family home itself, on Calle Rulador, and the recipe book has barely changed: “The sweets are the same as ever: almendraos, medias lunas, piononos, sponge cakes, the coconut ones, and roscos de viento and palos,” he writes. And they travel far: “Sweets are sent all over Spain, France, Germany, Switzerland or to Andorra”.
To that list, its listing on Turismo Almanzora adds puff pastry and almond mantecados, cabello de ángel pastries and turnovers, aniseed and wine roscos (ring biscuits) and honey buns.
Friday in La Loma
- 14:00: Feria del Mediodía (daytime fair).
- 21:00: the Nuestra Señora del Saliente dance group.
- 22:00: pregón given by Pastelería Dulces Ángel.
- 22:30: queens’ gala (gala de reinas).
- 23:30: 80s and 90s pop with Generación Beta.
- 1:30: Orquesta Marengo.
On Saturday come the rock and roll of Los Lagartos (18:30), the Cuarteto Alboria (22:30) and the verbena (open-air dance) with Orquesta Marengo (00:30). On Sunday 4, St Francis’s Day, there will be Mass at 20:00 and a procession at 21:00, with a musical finale from Dúo Alboria at 22:00. Admission is free.
That said, AEMET, Spain’s state weather agency, is keeping the orange warning for rain and storms in the Almanzora Valley in place this Friday, from 14:00 to 23:59, and a yellow one on Saturday from 15:00 to 20:59. Check Albox Town Council’s channels in case of any last-minute changes.
From elValle Actualidad, we can only celebrate that a long-standing family business will be the voice of its neighbourhood tonight.
