Kitchen Items, Spanish to English?

"Richard's ~JA~" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:9997-40049E15-442@storefull-
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Comal (accent second syllable) Moca-hete (probably not hyphenated, just one word, or
seperate words)

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I do believe one of those two words is the granite grinding bowl I use, but the both of them are
puzzling me.

I think mocahete is the mortar and pestle thing.

From chocolatesnowball.compassions.htmOpen ↗ ,

"She roasted ingredients on the comal, an open-fire earthenware griddle, and then ground them in the
molcajete, the volcanic rock Mexican version of a mortar (and pestle.)"

Haven't verified the information, though, so it could be wrong.
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Please, I cannot remember what two Spanish kitchen words mean, but as I remember, they do relate to
food preparation use. I am also not sure of the spelling, but perhaps some one of you may help?

Comal (accent second syllable) Moca-hete (probably not hyphenated, just one word, or
seperate words)

I do believe one of those two words is the granite grinding bowl I use, but the both of them are
puzzling me.

A comal is a flat griddle for cooking tortillas, among other things. A dry cast iron skillet makes a
good substitue.

A mocajete is the stone mortar and pestle that you're thinking of.

Hal Laurent Baltimore

Comal is a griddle, used for toasting tortillas and other things.

Molcajete is the grinding bowl; the implement in your hand for grinding is the tejolote.

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"Richard's ~JA~" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:9997-40049E15-442@storefull-
3192.bay.webtv.net... Please, I cannot remember what two Spanish kitchen words mean, but as I
remember, they do relate to food preparation use. I am also not sure of the spelling, but perhaps
some one of you may help?

Comal (accent second syllable) Moca-hete (probably not hyphenated, just one word, or seperate words)

I do believe one of those two words is the granite grinding bowl I use, but the both of them are
puzzling me.

Picky ~JA~

Thank you all so much. Along with an email received, all have confirmed my suspicions on the
meanings of comal and molcajete. I do have and use both often, but not near as much as what was a
daily thing in the past. I have not made tortillas in several years, but the old special made for
me, two-foot comal hanging n the garage does beckon now and then. A former sweetheart's elderly
mother taught me to make and "spin-pull" the huge tortillas she would roast atop her wood stove, so
I just had to have a way to roast those here at home. One of my Marines made me the comal (that is
hanging via one of it's side-handles) by cutting and welding the lid from a many-gallons steel drum,
and they (the Marines) stopped begging for me for their usual allotment of fresh tort's a few years
ago. Perhaps now that I have those two words so nicely "freshened" I will remain tempted to get back
into the "factory" groove again soon. So, thank you much. From myself, as well as from the USMC!

=A0=A0=A0Picky ~JA~

[email hidden] (Louis=A0Cohen) adds....

Quoted message said:

Comal is a griddle, used for toasting tortillas and other things. Molcajete is the grinding bowl;
the implement in your hand for grinding is the tejolote.

Thank you for the proper word to use instead of my thinking of merely "that thing" when using the
pestle! Now, if I could only remember why my almost mother-in-law said she preferred using Crisco
instead of lard in her tortillas, I could maybe get the die-hards to understand why I make what they
call "honky" tortillas. Though they absolutely never refuse them, along with at least asking, if not
actually begging for more after a few weeks go by without...;-)

=A0=A0=A0Picky ~JA~