"We always had these parties and at the end we would like to make paletas," Rosales explained. On Tuesday afternoon, Rosales and her helper, Paola Camacho, walked into the kitchen to prepare some orders. Camacho cut the papaya for the papaya paletas while Rosales made the hibiscus tea paletas. She's had the business for several years, but the pandemic hit her hard. Things are finally beginning to pick up back again.
"The papaya reminds me of my childhood. The Abuelita chocolate...you start crying. If you are Mexican and you grew up spending time with your family during the holidays, and you had Abuelita's hot chocolate, you'll start crying," Rosales said. "It comes with Tajín. It comes with everything you need to enjoy your fresh paletas," she said.