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ears fresh corn on the cob, butter, melted, water, salt, ziploc bags

how to wrap a tamale, time required : 2 minutes per tamale, how, sort the husks, go through the corn husks removing any debris. separate the larger usable pieces from the smaller bits and pieces. save the smaller pieces for later., soak the husks, place the husks into a large bowl. cover husks with warm water. set a heavy item (like a heavy bowl) on top of the husks to keep them submerged., prepare the husks, husks from the water and pat dry. place into a covered dish or a large plastic bag to prevent from drying out. use only the larger and medium sized husks for the tamales. the smaller ones can be used later for ties or patches. when looking at the husk, they have a narrow end, a broad end, and 2 long sides., adding the dough, lay a husk on a flat surface. place 1-2 tbsp of dough onto the husk. when spreading the dough , leave a space of about 4 inches from the narrow end of the husk and about 2 inches from the other end. spread the dough to the edge of 1 of the long sides and 2 inches away from the other long side. try to keep the dough approximately 1/4 to a 1/2 inch thick., spread about a tbsp of filling down the center of the dough ., folding, locate the long side with a 2 inch space with no masa. fold that over, slightly overlapping the other side so the edges of the dough meet. wrap the extra husk around the back., then fold the broad end over the top and then the longer narrow end over the broad end., tying, create strips of husk by cutting or tearing 1/4 inch lengths off of some of the smaller or unusable husks. use these to tie across the middle of the tamale to hold the flaps down., steaming, tamales upright in a steamer. you can buy large steamers made just for this purpose. you may have something else you can use to create the same effect. the key is to have a small amount of boiling water on the bottom of the pot and a colander or mesh of some sort to keep the tamales away from the water., steam for about 90 minutes

ground pork (not sausage), cole slaw mix, garlic, minced, bean sprouts (i think this would be about 4oz or so), green onions, sliced (depending on size of each onion, soy sauce (unless you are in the south and can get dale s, then get that ;), chinese 5 spice blend, red pepper flakes or hot sauce, sesame oil (optional, but it s a huge flavor boost---a couple tsp sesame seeds can be toasted and subbed, too), salt and fresh ground pepper(more to taste, please taste the filling before assembling the egg rolls...add seasonings as desired and for taste), egg roll wrappers (15-20), peanut oil for frying

first use care and get 1., not too young; but tender and a healthy growth, make your selection carefully and let it be final, otherwise they will not keep ., like wine they improve with age ., do not pickle or put in hot water., this makes them sour, prepare as follows, sweeten with smiles according to variety., sour bitter kind are improved with patience., wrap well in a mantle of charity ., preserve over a good fire of steady devotion ., serve with peaches & cream, poorest varieties may be improved by this process and kept for years in any climate.

cake mix (any flavor ), eggs (or as called for by your cake mix), oil (or as called for by your cake mix), water (or as called for by your cake mix), jello gelatin (not sugar free)

cultured buttermilk (1% fat), skim milk , as needed, kosher salt , to taste

bacon (sides from fresh-killed hogs), salt, brown sugar, saltpeter, water

pasta, water (4 pints to every 8 oz of pasta), salt, olive oil

heavy cream, shredded parmesan cheese (it s ok to use 1 of those pre-grated bags of fresh parm cheese but don tsp use the stuff from a gree), unsalted butter, melted, garlic clove (a large 1 finely minced or squeezed thru a press), fresh ground pepper, cornstarch , made into a slurry with, cold water

jello , what ever flavor you can stomach, water total , this can be 1 cup boiling and 2 cups cold