On Apr 10, 10:18*pm, (Rhonda) wrote:
... *I was wondering what type of cooking utensil was used to make
these sauces prior to the invention of the blender.

There are three tools used in making salsas: The blinder to
liquidize, a knife to chop, or a molcajete to grind. Grinding in a
molcajete produces a salsa with a consistency somewhere between the
other two methods.

Look here to see a molcajete in operation: http://rollybrook.com/salsa-guero..htm

This one was made with a knife: http://rollybrook.com/ar-salsa_verde.htm