Esperanza,  I love the site "Rancho Gordo"  thanks for the tip. I loved all of the different ollas shown,  Ay que lindura!!!   I did go to the home page and they have lots of other topics to check out. gracias     Yolanda Medina Perez 

latina1955@aol.com wrote:

Yolanda I have a classic olla that I use for cooking my beans.  My mother-in-law told me to boil water with salt in it until almost gone for several times before using.  I don't know if my pot has lead in it or not, but I purchased it in Michoacan, in
a village where they are famous for them.  My mother-in-law and her relatives use these pots all the time to cook and serve...and they are still living.......   But just in case, I found this site you might be interested in:   http://www.ranchogordo.com/html/rg_cook_claypots.htm   Esperanza

That Rancho Gordo website has great recipes too, a couple even for
nopales. 
 
Emilie Garcia
Port Orchard, WA -----

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Yolanda
I have a classic olla that I use for cooking my beans.  My
mother-in-law told me to boil water with salt in it until almost gone for
several times before using.  I don't know if my pot has lead in it or
not, but I purchased it in Michoacan, in a village where they are famous for
them.  My mother-in-law and her relatives use these pots all the time to
cook and serve...and they are still living.......
 
But just in case, I found this site you might be interested in:
 
http://www.ranchogordo.com/html/rg_cook_claypots.htm
 
Esperanza