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Directions: Making Old Fashioned Hominy
Hominy comes from an Indian word-- meaning " Parched Corn"--- To make Hominy, first shuck ears of firm dried corn. I like to use Hickory King corn for hominy, it makes very ,large white kernels of hominy.
Take off the underdeveloped kernels from both ends of the ear of corn. Then shell by hand.
The next step is best done out of doors and away from children. Be very careful handling the lye it can burn you badly and damage your eyes.
Put the kernels in iron pot, preferably, Dutch Oven. Cover with cold water. next add 1 1/2 tablespoons of lye to every gallon of corn. Now boil the corn in lie water until the husks separate from the kernels.
Dip the corn out of this pot and transfer it to another pot using a slotted spoon or other device. wash and rinse it ten times in cold clear water . Rinse it till all the husks come off the corn kernels. then rinse again 10 more times
if you want to hurry the process along, you can pour the kernels out on a course meshed sieve and with rubber glove to protect hands, rub the husks off the kernels
When all the kernels are removed, return to a clean iron pot and boil in water until tender
Hominy can be eaten immediately or canned for the future. Try frying it in a little bacon drippings! Or it can be salted and eaten rather like raw peanuts! It can be eaten ( I like it best) boiled and served with butter, salt and pepper
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