2nd Fundraiser

The group of artisans decided that making tamales would be their next fundraiser.

What is a tamale? It is a type of food made from corn. Not the type of corn you’re thinking, they take the dried cornels and cook them with cal to soften them up. Then they grind them into something that has the consistency of a sticky dough. They take this dough and fill it with veggies and chicken bits. Then they wrap it in a banana leaf and cook it. How? They fill a large pot with the little tamales and water, stick it over a fire and wait for about 2 hours.

I was pretty impressed by the participants. They worked hard for two days. They even organized to make more the following week since we over purchased on some items. I was particularly impressed by one woman who really took the lead, since she was the one with the most tamale experience.

The following week, they continued making tamales and succeeded in making a larger profit.

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