| A | B |
| tamales | Mexican pastries made of chopped meat and re3d peppers wrapped in a cornmeal dough |
| kneaded | mixed clay or dough with the hand by pressing and squeezing it over and over |
| masa | a Spanish word for dough made of corn flour, shortening, and water that is used to make tamales |
| dough | a mixture of flour, milk or water and other ingredients that is made into bread or pastry |
| corn husks | the dry covering on ears of corn |
| spoonful | the amount that a spoon will hold |
| reappeared | appeared again |
| glittered | shone with sparkling light |