OMG!!! where do you live LOL......tamales are my all time favorite I grew up eating them, my mother and her sisters would get together and make batches of them it was a regular party the music playing and of course Jose Cuervo (tequila) they made a day of it. and they didn't have a kitchen aide back then guess that's were Jose Cuervo LOL I remember seeing my aunt putting some in the masa mixture, omg but soooooo good I am sure your grandmother is beaming thanks for bring back memories. they look delicious do you make the drink atole that was another fav of mine. thanks for posting this......