Hominy......problems.....maybe?

[Grandma Goldie]

My mom made hominy when I was small. I think she put the corn in lye water and heated it up. I don't remember how long she cooked it. She used a large caludron over a wood fire outside. I do remember that it had to be washed several times in clean water. Her hominy never had any of the skins left on the. It tasted wonderful.

 

[freemotion]

Thanks for all the great suggestions and ideas! I have 6 stuffed quart ziploc bags of corn in my fridge, deciding what to do with it. The taco soup was a big hit, and I made a huge pot so we will be eating it for a couple of days.

I want to try buttered hominy, and hominy cooked with bacon grease and egg, and drying it and grinding it into masa harina. I certainly have plenty!

And I will plant some this year, too. The proper kind. Thanks for the resources and clarification on flint and dent corn. I thought they were the same.

 

[freemotion]

Update: The soup was even better the next day. The corn adds a flavor that is superior to sweet corn for this type of dish. It reminds me of tortillas right in the soup. You can even smell the tortilla-ness as the soup is heating up!

We had the soup along with added fermented mixed/minced hot peppers from the garden, grilled cheese sandwiches (cheddar and butter on sprouted grain bread), and avacado slices. I am stuffed!

ETA: Soup recipe from this thread, post #12: http://www.sufficientself.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=3888&p=1

 

[noobiechickenlady]

Don't forget to make some grits when you dry it & grind it! Cook them (simmered, crockpot or oven) for a while, then just before you serve them, fry up some sausage or bacon & add it, drippings & all to the grits. The best!

 

[obie1kanobe]

re: not seeing the hulls come off after boiling in lime-water

If the corn has doubled in size and is no longer crunchy (having the texture of hominy, it's done. You didn't see any hulls because they completely dissolved or broke into tiny pieces.

There's a good homemade hominy recipe and great heirloom hominy corn at AnsonMills.com The hominy recipe is under "Corn" and then "Native American Dishes".

 

[freemotion]

I still have some of that hominy in the freezer! I think I used the wrong kind of corn, just pulling it from a bag of feed corn. It is still yummy. Tastes like good tortillas.

 

[obie1kanobe]

Field corn makes good hominy for everyday use. The expensive stuff at Anson Mills is like steak--something special.

 

[kcsunshine]

My mom made hominy when I was small. I think she put the corn in lye water and heated it up. I don't remember how long she cooked it. She used a large caludron over a wood fire outside. I do remember that it had to be washed several times in clean water. Her hominy never had any of the skins left on the. It tasted wonderful.

Mine too. I just remember she had to stir a lot over that hot pot. But then she used that same pot to heat water for her washing machine. Always wore a dress with an apron and a sun bonnet.

 

[BobEmerson]

There's a good web site re: making hominy: http://howtomakehominyfromcorn.com It also mentions the special corn from Anson Mills so I might have to try it.

 

[Farmfresh]

Glad to have you here Bob!