Homemade Hominy

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   Wash and pick out bad grains.

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   Add to 1 gallon water in black pot

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   with

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   1

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   heaping

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   teaspoon

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   Mary

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   War lye.

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   Stir to dissolve. Add corn to mixture.

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    Boil until outer skin of corn comes loose. Stir

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    until all the skin is off, staying with it and stirring constantly

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    as to not stay in lye bath too long. Remove

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    from fire

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    when

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    corn skins slip off between fingers. Drain

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    lye water off; pour more water into pot.

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    Drain again 2 or

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    3

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    times.

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    Now wash in pan or sink, washing several times, stirring

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    with

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    wooden spoon.

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    Keep

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    hands

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    out

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    (wear rubber gloves).

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    Now

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    with gloves off, run water over corn until you feel

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    no

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    slick

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    feeling to grains of corn.

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    Put corn into pot and

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    cook

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    5

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    to

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    6 hours, adding water as needed.

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    Do not put corn in aluminum.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.