exocets_girl
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Re: Cruise Ship
Thanks for the recipe! I'm going to try that out before we go!
I'm not worried about them going bad once I get them on the ship... four tortillas can go several days without refrigeration. It's like buying a loaf of bread.
Also, I'm not buying that many just for me! My whole family in New Orleans will need some... we will split them up and freeze them, that way they will last till the next time one of us can get back to my mom's hometown in AZ! (Just don't want anyone thinking I'm COMPLETELY off my rocker!  )
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raz58
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Mexican Fiesta Tortilla Cast-Iron Griddle $15.99
3 cups unbleached flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
4-6 Tbsp. vegetable shortening or lard
about 1 1/4 cups warm water this is the recipe we use, I prefer using lard.
have a nice trip.
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KenTheCook
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You said about $200 of tortillas? That's an awful lot. If it's legal to bring them back, talk to the chef on board and he'll probably let you put them in a walk-in cooler or something that will keep them. Other than that, Fed-EX!
Keeping them in your cabin will probably spoil them, even w/ the minor refrigeration unit.
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Hayward
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Unless its out in the Atlantic/Carribean and you just get diverted once under way.
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exocets_girl
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Someone actually just sent me a recipe, and I'm going to try it out. Honestly, the thought has never occurred to me. My family has bought our tortillas from the same little old lady for years...
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Warzau
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True you can even buy the masa already made. |
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stev32k
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Mobile, AL | reply to exocets_girl
Just curious, but why don't you make your own tortillas? It's not hard at all I've been making them for years and if I can make them anyone can. |
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exocets_girl
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New Orleans, LA
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We port out of New Orleans, so if there is a hurricane in the gulf, or even approaching the gulf, and our cruise doesn't get canceled, we would have to cancel anyway. My husband is a law-enforcement officer and is required to report for duty in those circumstances.
It's always a possibility that time of year, but you take a chance... if it's canceled, we get our money back... been there, done that!
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Hayward
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said by exocets_girl  :So, I'm going to Cozumel on a cruise with my husband and several of our friends in September. You do understand that Sept id prime Height of hurricane season.... decent chance you will end up somewhere eslse but Mexico..., though likely you will pass through Key West, though even that can get called off, and sunndenly you are in the Bahamas,, Jamaca or somehwere else.
Not a given, but very likely that time of year.... why rates were rather low too then.
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JamesLevinworth
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said by exocets_girl :We do both have our passports... although mine has my maiden name on it. Not sure if I need a new one or not... Hmmm, this is something I should look into! New travel rules went into effect June 1 (2009). You will need to get that updated, and do it right away since there is a backlog delay. The name on your reservation must match the name on your documents exactly.
You must have the following or you will be denied re-entry into the U.S.
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Land/Sea Travel
Beginning June 1, 2009
• U.S. citizens entering the United States at sea or land ports of entry are required to have documents that comply with the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI), most commonly a U.S. passport, a passport card, a trusted traveler card such as NEXUS, SENTRI or FAST, or an enhanced driver's license.
»www.dhs.gov/xtrvlsec/crossingbor···dex.shtm
»travel.state.gov/travel/cbpmc/cb···223.html
Check with your cruise line for more info as well. |
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runnoft
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A word of caution on this... not security related, but storage related.
Fresh, preservative-free flour tortillas can mold VERY easily and quickly, as in a few days after being baked. And ocean liners are in damp environments, obviously, though cabins have AC. But I don't know that you're going to be successful in getting these home without any mold on them. I'm not sure how to best avoid this, but it's a concern. They're probably not expensive down there, though, so it probably won't cost you much to find out. Refrigerating them on the ship may reduce chances for mold but may make them lose their fresh soft feel-- they may go stale in there. Freezing them would work, if you could keep them frozen. Also, transferring them to and from cool dry environments (fridge, freezer, AC'ed room) to tropical and desert temperatures can cause condensation inside the wrapping and lead to mold within a day.
Since you're not flying at all, you must be taking ground transportation back from Cozumel, so I don't see how this can work for you. |
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Warzau
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Not anymore, they have "coolers" now,looks like a mini fridge but it isn't. Well at least Disney Cruises. But call ahead to find out, to get one tell them you need to refrigerate medicine, we had to so we got a actual mini fridge in our cabin. |
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neonhomer
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said by Fubar :How long is the cruise? How are you going to keep them from going bad? Most cruise ships I have been on have a mini-fridge in the cabin. Just don't drink any of the stuff in the fridge, unless you want to pay $2.50 for a can of Coke.
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Warzau
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We were told the same, your Legal name must appear on the booking. Also we had to do two return forms, since my wife has her maiden name, but our kids have my last name.
Also I'd like to chime in, they were really coming down on the food. When we took our cruise out of Port Canaveral they were hammering that you couldn't take food in that wasn't pre package and sealed. If they follow the usual cruise procedure they have dogs inspect your bags that you left for them to pick up the night prior to disembarking. IIRC the fines went up as well. |
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cowspotter
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Ashburn, VA | reply to exocets_girl
If your name on the cruise booking has your married name, then you really should get your passport changed to match. If your booking has your maiden name, then how would they even know your name had changed? |
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exocets_girl
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New Orleans, LA | reply to cjski
We do both have our passports... although mine has my maiden name on it. Not sure if I need a new one or not... Hmmm, this is something I should look into!
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exocets_girl
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I'm actually not kidding... But I'm also not crazy!  The cruise is only 4 days, so they will be fine until I get home and can freeze them. Some of them will go to my mom, and some I will keep.
My mom grew up in the southwest in a little border town where she had a lady who always made them for her family. Ever since I was little, she would buy dozens and dozens of them on our annual trips out west to visit family... but since her parents have passed, none of us make it out there often, and it's WAAAAY too expensive to have them shipped. My plan is to bring her back a little taste of home. It's impossible to find the REAL DEAL in SE Louisiana! 
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cjski
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unrelated to your question...but i just thought i would mention...do you have a passport? i know some people don't think about things like that (raises hand), but i think you have to have a passport for cruise ships now. someone will correct me if i'm wrong... |
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TK Junk Mail
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Ocean Gate, NJ | reply to exocets_girl
Tacos De Lengua, or De Cabeza¿ |
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legendNYC
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Cozumel is wonderful! Be sure to visit Pancho's Backyard.
»www.panchosbackyard.com/ |
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