En tiempos
coloniales y durante los primeros años republicanos, Lima era una ciudad donde
existían muchos vendedores ambulantes ofreciendo manjares de todo tipo. Estos
personajes denominados dulceros tenían una activa participación en la ciudad y
como suele ocurrir algunos se establecieron en puestos fijos. Tal es el caso de
Casimira Santurio quien el primero de marzo de 1863 solicitó al alcalde de Lima
una licencia para colocar una 'habitación portática' en la plazuela de Santo
Domingo para vender dulces desde la una de la tarde hasta las diez de la noche.
THE COLONIAL LIMEAN CANDY VENDORS :
In colonial times and during the early Republican
years , Lima was a city where there were many street vendors selling all kinds
of delicacies . These characters called confectioners were active in the city
and as usual some settled in permanent positions . Such is the case of the
first who Casimira Santurio March 1863 requested the Mayor of Lima for a
license to place a ' room portática ' in the square of Santo Domingo to sell
sweets from one in the afternoon until ten at night.
In the district of San Sebastián , was a famous
confectioner named Marcelina , forties , and known as frescota samba , which
was located on the left side of the church, in the food market . He looked
every day at two o'clock in the afternoon on a high chair with a huge sparkling
on each side and a basin surrounded by people from all walks . Marcelina
offered various porridges as ' milk ' with buds and wine, ' abode ' , the '
bread Guatemala ' and ' the pig ' . Such was the reception of desserts before
four o'clock, Marcelina was left with nothing.



