Thanks Rich, you've given me hope!!!

People in the UK really don't know about tamales...I "discovered" them on a
trip to Austin and I've been hooked ever since. Supplies of corn husks and
Masa can be erratic though.
I'm growing my own jalapenos this your in the hope of smoking them into
Chipotles so I'm hoping for a warm summer!
Cheers,

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Gareth Rowan
www.toocountry.co.uk
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"Rich McCormack" > wrote in message
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> Gareth Evans wrote:
> > HELLLLLLLLLLLLLP!!!
> > I live in the UK (it get's worse...) I am feeding 6 hungry guys on
Tuesday
> > night and I have promised them Tamales. There is 1 (one...count 'em!)
> > supermarket in the area which stocked masa harina up until the last time
I
> > shopped there, when I bought (and used) their last packets. I have a
mail
> > order supplier, but there's no way they can get it to me in time....can
you
> > see how much trouble I'm in???
> > I have half a pound of the stuff left and what I was wondering is, can I
mix
> > the masa harina with fine yellow cornmeal and get an acceptable result?
> > Has anyone ever tried this?
> > I am reluctant to experiment on my own as don't want to waste the real
nice
> > batch of shredded pork I just cooked up for a filling!!!
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> > Any help appreciated!!!
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> Here's a link to a tamale page included in my collection of food
> related web pages...
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> http://home.pacbell.net/macknet/tamales.html
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> I don't usually add cornmeal to my masa for tamales, but have on
> occasion. I've included two recipes that use a combination of masa
> harina and cornmeal at one-half cup cornmeal to one plus one-quarter
> cups masa harina. Also included in the dough is pureed whole kernel
> corn. You could probably leave that out if you choose, provided you
> compensate for the extra moisture the pureed corn provides. The
> filling is vegetarian, but I see no reason a shredded pork filling
> couldn't be used.
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> Hopefully, you'll receive some more input from others on the list to
> allow you to choose what looks like it will work best for you.
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