Hominy

Ingredients

• 5 oz lye
• 6 qt cold water
• 5 qt shelled corn
• 5 Tbsp salt

Directions

1. Dissolve the lye in the cold water
2. Stir in the shelled corn and let stand for 15 hours
3. Drain off the lye water and put the corn in a sack
4. Rub and wash it in the sack through running water After the hulls are off the corn take it out of the sack and cook for 3 or 4 hours or until tender
5. Change the water 2 or 3 times while it is cooking