Have you ever made tortillas from scratch?

Have you ever made tortillas from scratch?
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Yeah. It takes some practice to get it right. I don’t know the exact proportions but it was basically flour, bacon fat and water. After you get them rolled out (stretched out, actually) you throw them on a dry griddle for a few moments to brown them ever so slightly. Don’t know about corn ones.
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