Many recipes involving maza require that the maza raise, much like bread
through yeast. But it is not that visible. Tequesquite is the rock-salt
remnants from the Texcoco lake as it has been evaporating for thousands of
years. It looks like sugar candy, semi transparent, crumbly chunks. Contains
tons of minerals among them salt and soda which is the key element to making
any decent tamale or cornmeal delight like the Michoacan Corundae (sp?).

Something to be considered as we Mexican food enthusiasts pursue great
tastes, textures and the like in ourquest to food paradise.

Wayne.