On Mon 27 Feb 2006 09:11:57p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it ?

> Thank you for your reply..Grits are always white... Hominy is a large
> version (not grits at all ) They too are white and you were correct in
> the way they are made.. They are in grocery "Canned"..Bought some the
> other day.Another name for them is Maize Pozolero . I like them a
> bunch....Sorry I brought the whole thing up.. Take Care.... Carmen
>
> Have A Wonderful Day !

Yes, hominy can be bought in cans. It can also be bought dried.

Hominy
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hominy or nixtamal is dried maize (corn) kernels which have been treated
with an alkali of some kind.

The traditional U.S. version involves soaking dried corn in lye-water
(sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide solution), traditionally derived
from wood ash, until the germ is removed. Mexican recipes describe a
preparation process consisting primarily of cooking in lime-water (calcium
hydroxide). In either case, the process is called nixtamalization, and
removes the germ and the hard outer hull from the kernels, making them more
palatable, easier to digest, and easier to process. It also alters the
flavor in a way that many consider to be an improvement.

The process dates back nearly 10,000 years in ancient Mesoamerican
cultures. It affords several significant nutritional advantages over
untreated maize products. It converts some of the niacin (and possibly
other B vitamins) into a form more absorbable by the body, improves the
availability of the amino acids, and (at least in the lime-treated variant)
supplements the calcium content, balancing maize's comparative excess of
phosphorus.

Some recipes using hominy include menudo (a spicy tripe and hominy soup),
pozole (a stew of hominy and pork, chicken, prawns, or other meat), hominy
bread, hominy chili, casseroles and fried dishes. Hominy can be ground
coarsely to make grits, or into a fine mash (dough) to make masa for
tamales and tortillas.

Hominy can also be used as animal feed.




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