In article >,
"Del Mar" > wrote:

> Tamale making is pretty much an all day affair here, but a labor of love.
> You could go high end:
>
> http://homecooking.about.com/od/shel...r/blsea179.htm
>
> Pulled pork is a good compromise:
>
> http://bbq.about.com/od/porkrecipes/r/bl070228a.htm
>
> Christmas tamales would certainly be appropriate:
>
> http://findarticles.com/p/articles/m...95/ai_17963570
>
> Usually, my daughters are home for Christmas. If I
> make the filling ahead of time, getting them and a few friends over for the
> filling of the corn husks, shaping, and steaming is a fun event with a lot
> of kitchen banter and holiday socializing.
>
> Tom

Hispanic families get together around here just to do that, and they
sell them for around $7.00 to $8.00 per dozen.

I need to track down who will be selling them at work this year. I
like them for New Years.

The Brother in Law made some really good ones last year tho'. I may
offer to pay him to make me some if he uses the "real" meat instead of
pork shoulder.
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