Did someone say "hominy"?

[trof]

Being everything you ever wanted to know about hominy.
Not to be confused with "harmony",
although it is certainly possible to achieve harmonius hominy.
;-)

Hominy (Lye Method)
In a large kettle, bring 1 1/2 gallons of water and 3 tablespoons of lye
to a boil (take care not to inhale steam from the lye water). Add 1 gallon
of clean dried shucked corn. Simmer 10 minutes (no need to stir). Remove
from heat and let sit for 25 minutes.

Drain off the lye water and add clean water. Wash with repeated changes
of fresh water until the black ends of the corn kernels are loose. Remove
the black ends and hulls. Then either soak overnight and follow the "hominy
canning" recipe below, or dry and store in a cool place.
http://www.recipecottage.com/vegetables/hominy01.html

AKA "hominy grits". Grits=dried, ground hominy.

[Democrats unite]

1. I love hominy!

[displacedtexan]

2. I buy it in a can.

add butter salt and tons of black pepper.
yum!

Don't care for grits, though.

[oneighty]

3. Your lye water

can be made with "Red Devil" drain cleaner. The red can with the devil and the skull and cross bones on it.

Yummy!

180

[trof]

5. Gee...that sounds kinda...

um...I don't know...gross?
Anyway...
Ham and hominy in red-eye gravy.
oh yeah

[JasonDeter]

4. I love hominy with stomach lining. Menudo...ummmm.

[forgethell]

6. I love grits, but have

only had hominy once. This is in accordance with my phlosphy about food, "I'll try anything, one time".

Chitlins, or "chitterlings", though are surprisingly delicious, once you get past the idea of them. Love that down home food.

[camero]

9. I like it with lots of salt.

:)

[camero]

7. Yes I said it

I love it but I never see it anymore. I should look harder. Thanks for the recipe. :)

[arwalden]

8. Mmm Mmm Good. So Sweet And Delicious!!

It's corn on steroids.

-- Allen

[Nlighten1]

10. Yum

No wonder I like grits so much. I absolutely LOVE hominy.