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Cooking & Baking

yellowdogintexas

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10. we live near one of the large Mexican areas in FW

Reply to Warpy (Reply #7)

Sat Dec 24, 2022, 02:19 AM

Dec 2022

and the signs for tamales go up about 3 weeks prior to Thanksgiving. There are a ton of places to order them.

My sister in law is 2nd generation Mexican and her mom brings tamales to the holiday parties. They are SO good!

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I have made Hoppin' John from time to time instead of the pot of peas yellowdogintexas Dec 2022 #9

Here in NM, it's tamales Warpy Dec 2022 #7

we live near one of the large Mexican areas in FW yellowdogintexas Dec 2022 #10

There was a lady who sold them door to door in my neighborhood Warpy Dec 2022 #11

I have made Tamales and Hoppin' John dem in texas Jan 2023 #17

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