brewer12345
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I know some of you live in Mexico and I presume some of you are Mexican, so maybe a forum participant can offer some practical advice. I want to learn to nixtamalize corn (treat it with lime to end up with posole and masa). Apparently this was once widespread in households through Mexico and points south. While it isn't hard to learn what this is and the basic process (add corn and lime to water, boil for a while, let it soak and then rinse well while working the corn with your hands), proportions are hard to come by on the interwebs. The abuelitas don't seem to be blogging about this, unfortunately. Has anyone done this? The closest I came to clear proportions in some google searching was this: Nixtamalization
Two tablespoons of lime per half pound of corn strikes me as a lot, but WDIK? A 50 pound sack of blue corn and a pound of lime are on their way to me so I will begin experimenting soon regardless, but if anyone has advice to offer I would greatly appreciate it.
Two tablespoons of lime per half pound of corn strikes me as a lot, but WDIK? A 50 pound sack of blue corn and a pound of lime are on their way to me so I will begin experimenting soon regardless, but if anyone has advice to offer I would greatly appreciate it.