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From: suze@terak.UUCP (Suzanne Barnett)
Newsgroups: net.cooks
Subject: Re: Masa Harina
Message-ID: <926@terak.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 4-Dec-85 13:55:22 EST
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Posted: Wed Dec  4 13:55:22 1985
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> 	I just bought some masa harina, in anticipation of making tortillas.
> However, the ingredients in masa look better than the corn meal I get at
> a local store.  I was thinking of substituting masa for corn meal in
> recipes.  Is this practical?  Also, does anyone have any suggestions for
> using masa for something other than tortillas?

I don't know if substituting for corn meal would work; the
texture is VERY different. Masa is a flour; cornmeal is not
ground anywhere nearly as fine.

Try your hand at tamales. Much easier to make than tortillas,
though they take a lot of effort. Tamales freeze well, so if
you are going to make some, make a couple of dozen and freeze
what you don't plan to eat within the next couple of days.
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Suzanne Barnett-Scott

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