it is tamale making time

at first she said tell them to go marry a Mexican:bootysha:.....crockpot, brisket and garlic, shred. deseed the chiles, warm them on the stove in water to soften them up, throw them in the blender and grind them up. mix in with the meat. soak and clean the husks, dry them somewhat. find a mexican grocery/resturant that sells the masa (her family has never made there own for some reason). this is our first time making them up here, so we have no idea how they are going to turn out with the masa from up here. if she does not like them, she is going to call the place we used to get the masa from in arizona and try making it herself. spread the masa thin on the husks, stopping about 2/3 of the way from the wide end. meat on the edge and roll/fold. steam til the masa is done.....a few years ago a friend gave us some elk meat, mixed it in with a bit of pork and some beef, they were out of this world. my wife does put olives in them, but you can.