[Sca-cooks] Tamales

[Kathleen A Roberts]

On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 20:00:14 -0500
  "Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius" 
<adamantius.magister at verizon.net> wrote:
  Lately I've been seeing tamales sold
>on streetcorners within walking distance of my home, by 
>Mexican immigrants, and they seem to be sold straight up. 

>Maybe people take them home and dress them up with the 
>other stuff?it 

is custom often seen in albuquerque, and i assume other 
cities in NM, for little kids to be selling tamales in the 
parking lots of your major grocery stores.

when the christmas holidays pop up, co-workers are happy 
to sell you tamales by the dozen.

and this maker of marzipan scrolls and intricate 
embroidery is happy to buy them so these wonderful ladies 
do the work, and not i. 8)

cailte
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