Tamales
12-16-2014, 08:44 AM
#21
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I love tamales and always had someone else make them.. So I guess for 2015 that is one of my resolutions that I can keep is to make homemade tamales.
12-16-2014, 03:30 PM
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My daddy used to bring home tamales when I was a child and we always devoured them with gusto. He brought home a bunch of the tamales on an occasion when I was there visiting. I knew he did it because he knew how much I loved them. We all did. I miss daddy and mother so much.
12-16-2014, 05:22 PM
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Originally Posted by themachinelady
Sorry to be so dumb on this, but have never eaten a tamale, the canned ones I saw in the stores, didn't even appeal to me. Do you eat the corn husk with them or just the goodies inside. May have to look in the frozen aisle and try some sometime, but know they can't compare to the home made ones. I have no knowledge about tamales whatsoever so would someone enlighten me on them, how you eat them etc. Thanks from a dummy.
12-16-2014, 11:45 PM
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My entire family gets together right after Thanksgiving to have a Tamale Making Party. Everyone gets involved; in-laws, children, friends and whoever wants to join in. The men do the cooking on portable camping stoves and the rest of us do the "spreading" on the husks. We start out with 80 lbs of "masa" and go from there. Being the oldest of 9, we do it in shifts until all the masa is used up. Of course, it's a party with music, potluck, libations, etc. We hold it in the backyard where we can line up 3 or 4 tables. This has been a tradition in my family for at least 70 years. We cook some and take some home for freezing to be cooked on Christmas day. It's a wonderful tradition in our family.
12-21-2014, 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by themachinelady
Sorry to be so dumb on this, but have never eaten a tamale, the canned ones I saw in the stores, didn't even appeal to me. Do you eat the corn husk with them or just the goodies inside. May have to look in the frozen aisle and try some sometime, but know they can't compare to the home made ones. I have no knowledge about tamales whatsoever so would someone enlighten me on them, how you eat them etc. Thanks from a dummy.
i have eaten 9 different type of authentic tamales. All delicious and unique in it's own taste.
01-05-2015, 02:59 PM
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Here is a recipe with lots of pictures. You might also try some videos online.
http://whatscookingamerica.net/Cynth...da/Tamales.htm
http://whatscookingamerica.net/Cynth...da/Tamales.htm
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