On Fri, 30 Dec 2016 13:13:49 -0800 (PST), dsi1 >
wrote:

>On Thursday, December 29, 2016 at 5:47:54 PM UTC-10, koko wrote:
>> Woo Hoo Tamales done!!!
>> I used the masa spreader that I bought a long time ago. At the time I
>> bought it I felt like I had "sucker" written across my forehead as I
>> checked out. O.K. I'm so happy I was a sucker for it.
>> https://youtu.be/FHos6eKiU9E
>>
>> It does take a little practice but after a while, I whipped through
>> them like a hot knife through butter.
>> The tamales are red chile and pork
>> https://flic.kr/p/Q9d8e3
>> https://flic.kr/p/PtGvWP
>> https://flic.kr/p/Q9d7Yy
>>
>> Blog post with step by step and recipes to follow soon
>>
>> koko
>>
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>> Food is our common ground, a universal experience
>> James Beard
>
>That looks just scrumptious. Red chile pork filling sounds like a terribly good idea. That little gizmo seems like a wonderful time saver. I can probably just buy a squeegee from the hardware store though. One of these days, I'll make those things. We'll probably use green bananas for the masa - we have tons of green banana around here. Thanks!

I make tortillas using plantains so the bananas might work for the
masa.

koko

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Food is our common ground, a universal experience
James Beard