Tamales ~ Foamheart

[foamheart]

Now look what you done !!! I started out to investigate making tamales..which somehow led to flour tortillas which led to home rendered lard, which led to corn tortillas, then all the dishes made with them, then come the side tracks to the ingredients, toppings ect.....
On the bright side it really opens the options on ways to serve smoked meats.

I did search online and in store for things like Masa Harina, corn husks ect.
Just my luck, seems like everywhere has stopped carrying the cheaper Masa Harina and husks are even harder to find.
Luckily I remembered a small store that did a big hispanic business. They had the Masa. 4.4 lb bag for under $4. It sure beat the heck out of $4 for a 1 1/2 lb bag of the stuff my store tries to sell. It came home with me.
Struck out on the corn husks. Not a big deal. I can save them from when we buy corn on the cob or just ask the guys in produce to save me some when they shuck for the case. They can be used green.

I know that there are Walmarts in you neighborhood. Walmart should have corn husks as well as everything else. St.Louis Walmart shopping.

https://www.walmart.com/search/?query=corn husks

 

[mosparky]

Thanks Foamy. I knew I saw them somewhere. It took me awhile to figure out which store they were at. That's a relatively new neighborhood grocery chain Walmart opened similar to Aldi. And it's just around the corner. I seldom go that direction but will have to soon, just to have some on hand. The Super Center Walmart (where I physically looked) doesn't stock them. Honestly I forgot all about that place.