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Default Do tamales freeze well?

Steve B > wrote:

>"Steve Pope" > wrote in message


>> Just freeze them in their husks straight out of the freezer -- do
>> not thaw in a refrigerator first.


>> (It might take a long time to steam them, 30 or even 40
>> minutes, depending on how cold your freezer is.)


>My thoughts, exactly. And they are in blobs of six. How long would it take
>to get the middle ones unfrozen, and how cooked would the outside be? I
>thawed them overnight, and they are loose now. Guess I'll find out when I
>taste them. Will do a follow up report. I just don't like putting out
>something that I think will be glop.


Yes, let us know.

It would be interesting sometime to compare a thawed/steamed tamale
with an unthawed/steamed tamale to see which is better. My
vote is for not thawing them.

S.