In article >,
"Jen P." > wrote:


> I didn't have any corn husks - they're difficult to find in this country
> unless you dry them yourself, so I used greaseproof paper to make mine
> (kind of like if parchment and waxed paper had a baby...). Worked just
> fine, though.

I've seen aluminum foil used also. It's not as nice, but it doesn't
require any prep, either.

Also see the post I just made, subject "Newsgroup Dynamics", that has a
description of a tamalada (a party for making tamales) at the end.

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Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA