FWIW, the magazine must have REQUIRED an answer that is SWEET. - Most every native of Texas KNOWS that TAMALES are “the favorite holiday treat” here.
(IF you want tamales delivered on Christmas week and/or for New Years Eve, you may want to order them a month or two ahead.)
The same is TRUE for “hickory-smoked” BBQ TURKEYS.
(I ordered my > 20-pounder in SEPTEMBER & will pick it up sometime after lunch on 24DEC20. After that, I will stop at REUBEN’S TAMALES to pick up the family’s tamale order.)
yours, satx
You are correct though Christmas tamales are usually sweet with pork and raisins.
Not my thing but I get it, its a special treat