It is harder to work in the fields like I do the rest of the year in Florida. At noon I take lunch in big pans and the men eat and rest for awhile. Today I will have to go to the food store and buy food for the next few days. Tonight I will make burritos which everyone likes. Maybe I will make tamales filled with pork or beans and jalapeno peppers for breakfast tomorrow.
Tamales take a long time.
First you must boil the meat and shred it. Then I add spices, and then cook it for a long time. Next, you must mix the corn meal, chili pepper, hot water, and shortening and spread it on a husk. Then you spread some of the meat filling on top of the corn meal. Finally, you put all the tamales in a big pot and steam them for about an hour or until they don't stick to the corn husks.