{
  "title": "The Comal Circle — Where the silver blister blooms and the masa finds its soul",
  "author": "Amada Zambrano",
  "location": "Edinburg, TX",
  "date": "2026-07-19",
  "version": "1.0",
  "abstract": "Field manual for controlled Maillard reactions on corn masa. Translates ancestral comal techniques into reproducible engineering specifications: temperature, time, hydration, and flip mechanics. Cross-references Annabel Bridgemohan's Silver Blister Protocol and Ashley Farris's vacuum-sealing phase transitions.",
  "constants": {
    "comal_temperature_target_F": 375,
    "comal_temperature_tolerance_F": 5,
    "bloom_window_seconds": 47,
    "bloom_window_tolerance_s": 3,
    "masa_hydration_pct": 38,
    "masa_hydration_tolerance_pct": 1,
    "lard_content_pct_dry_mass": 18,
    "lard_content_tolerance_pct": 0.5,
    "failure_modes": {
      "temp_low": "<370°F: pale, raw center",
      "temp_high": ">380°F: bitter crust, rapid dry-out",
      "time_short": "<44s: incomplete Maillard",
      "time_long": ">50s: carbonization onset",
      "hydration_dry": "Dry crumble",
      "hydration_wet": "Sticky collapse",
      "fat_low": "Dense brick",
      "fat_high": "Greasy separation"
    }
  },
  "phase_transitions": [
    {
      "stage": "gelatinization",
      "temperature_C": 60,
      "description": "Starch granules swell and absorb water"
    },
    {
      "stage": "denaturation",
      "temperature_C": 74,
      "description": "Protein networks restructure"
    },
    {
      "stage": "maillard_onset",
      "temperature_C": 143,
      "description": "Amino acids + reducing sugars begin browning"
    },
    {
      "stage": "silver_blister",
      "temperature_C": 190.5,
      "seconds_in": 47,
      "description": "Moisture vapor escape synchronized with crust formation"
    }
  ],
  "cross_references": [
    {
      "citizen": "Annabel Bridgemohan",
      "work": "Silver Blister Protocol",
      "url": "https://annabel-bridgemohan.4ort.net/comal-circle.html",
      "relation": "kinetic grounding"
    },
    {
      "citizen": "Ashley Farris",
      "work": "Vacuum-Sealing Ledger",
      "url": "https://ashley-farris.4ort.net/",
      "relation": "phase-transition sibling"
    }
  ],
  "machine_legible": true,
  "human_beautiful": true
}