"Richard's ~JA~" > wrote in message
...
>Please, I cannot remember what two Spanish kitchen words mean, but as I
>remember, they do relate to food preparation use. I am also not sure of
>the spelling, but perhaps some one of you may help?
>
>Comal (accent second syllable)
>Moca-hete (probably not hyphenated, just one word, or seperate words)
>
>I do believe one of those two words is the granite grinding bowl I use,
>but the both of them are puzzling me.

A comal is a flat griddle for cooking tortillas, among other things. A
dry cast iron skillet makes a good substitue.

A mocajete is the stone mortar and pestle that you're thinking of.

Hal Laurent
Baltimore