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what makes the best tortillas wet or dry?To make the dry masa would you soak with lime grind the wet corn then dry it or dry the corn before you grind it?Im really pulled to this for some reason I believe the indigenous people are the ones to learn from where could I find the info about the corn soaking continuously they must of mastered the whole process..... its so much time prep.it was obviously worth it and saved their health.thanks again for your help

sounds like you have some experience great.....My corn grinder is called molina-nixtamal.I guess masa is called nixtamal The stuff I am doing is soaked with slaked lime and cooked then grounded while wet.

Hello Ive got me a real corn grinder had to order it through the mail.Making masa is such a big job this would be so much to do in a emergency?I got my batch of corn soaked and cooked and milled.I feel the masa is a little different than what Ive seen in some pictures mine is wet and clumpy.In the pictures it seems to be more like flour .Has anyone made masa from scratch with yellow corn from the feed store.What if water is limited all the rinsing and cleaning of the corn and time would be interesting challenge.I plan on getting better at this task and getting all the bugs out of the system .I would love to do the cooking on a fire soon.Any masa cookers around............

okay Im not sure how the pressure cooker steam gauge works and what is this metal stem thing do.I will be ordering a book ,but would like to test it again I did it once and I couldnt hear steam coming out anywhere after it got started.With my mirro I can hear steam pushing the weights around how does the AA work???Should I hear hissing all the time it was quiet and then I saw the gauge go up and I shut it off for Im not sure yet about safety and this is not a cooker Im used to yet.Do the guages have to be tested once a year..How about weight regulators can they be put on with only one piece the big weight and no other parts to convert over I will change over if it doesnt have to be checked yearly as I live on a island and it is a hassle to find a place to check????

Darlene would it be safe to try it Im abit nervous with canners still a learner

hi I need some help I just picked up a used AAcanner 915 small but the price was right I think,,,,,40.00 plus 4 cases of jars...I got it home and noticed the lid isnt totally flush on one side I can get the clamps on .I mean the lip of the pot and the lid dont totally touch on one side...Any one have info on this I dont have a clue as I have a mirro canner.Ive had my mirro for 3 months and not all that happy with the weight set and look forward to moving up to this canner for safety stuff...I hope to be getting a huge AA canner from this same person shortly sure hope this isnt to good to be true I think ill be getting it cheap as well from a yard sale.Any thoughts on this

thanks for getting back to me I am dammed to get this one under my belt...The grain mill I am using is back to basics grain mill not sure if this answers your question I had this in my emerg supply never have opened the box or used one of these things.Glad Im doing my learning now...................I couldnt get the handle on the mill think there is a problem should of gone through this when I bought it anyways Im pushing through I put the wet corn in and nothing would go through so I pushed it and no go never knew there was a special mill for masa.Do you think the masa would work the same if I dried the corn .thanks again for your help

Hello has anyone made masa flour from scratch?I have a few questions... after soaking the corn is the finished product white corn?My product isnt white saw this in a picture so need to check?Also after the corn is soaked does it need to be dried before grinding in a mill I would think so but all the recipes seem to say go right to making the flour?

thanks again Im not sure where to buy this slaked lime I do live on a Island not alot of stores?How healthy is this I am a organic eater and this sounds hmmmmmmmmm interesting .I found some certified organic corn at the feed store in a big bag do you think this would be okay I heard somewhere a feed store is a good place to look?I guess it would be safe for people????Pickling lime or builders lime or slaked lime any info would be welcomed

hello guys been awhile tried alot of things and now I am on to tortillas simple thing but not for me...Well first thing from what I gather the corn tortillas with the pinto beans will provide the proper nutrients..Well cornmeal flour will not form into a ball its not happening .From what was posted here you treat it, has anyone done this and does this take all week to finish?I know you can buy it by the bag but Im wanting to be s elf sufficient and able to provide this for my family if needed.I have checked the net and it seems complicated needed to put this one under my belt so I can practise any help will be welcomed from experience thanks kindly

thankyou all for your time

thankyou so much for your posts.I have another question if I want to can these items now and not wait since not much in season what could I can.I just did carrots

okay guys just to even things out here...If you had the yrs supply of the very basics dry goods what would you can to add to this that would be most valuable for overall health.

Man this is just the group of people I need to be around thanks for your ideas I just bought a pressure canner and I am trying to get that started .I have a few hours to fit life and these things into but this is a priority hope to try some of these soon .I will start by putting these ideas on my recipe cards.Thankyouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu so much for your info will let you know how this goes.Never thought of boiling grass for soup..I am aware of most herbs but my brain never thought of this such simple things can make the world of difference when needed.

okay lets say this is all the staples I have.The day comes and I have to prepare meals with only these ingedients I would hate to start practicing when under stress.Yes I agree about selection but I would like to learn with these basics .... tools under my belt so to speak as Im not a real kitchen person if you know what I mean and getting this info from someone who did it would be valuable