Boiled Hominy

Ingredients

• 1 part coarse hominy
• 5 parts cold water

Method

1. 1

   Soak hominy in water overnight.

2. 2

   Drain and heat water to boiling, slowly add soaked hominy while stirring.

3. 3

   Boil, then place in a double boiler and cook for 4 hours.

4. 4

   If not soaked, cook for 5 hours.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Handbook of domestic science and household arts for use in elementary schools (1900) by Wilson, Lucy Langdon (Williams) Mrs, page 45. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Boiled hominy (<"> hours). ((') Use as bread in diftertnit parts of the country: — Corn muffins. Corn cake. Hoe cake. Rhode Island johnny cake. Corn dodger. Indian bannock. 86 HANDBOOK OF DOMESTIC SCIENCE Have corn growing so that pupils are familiar with its appearance. Steam the green corn with its husks on if it be in season, otherwise use canned .corn in other recipes. GREEN CORN ON COB Eeraove the husks and all " silk." Place at once in kettle of boiling water and boil the water ten minutes. Remove from water, heap on a platter and serve at once ; or Remove only the outer husks, leaving the inner delicate greener ones. Place in boiling water, and boil water fifteen minutes. When done, remove silky threads and serve in husks. GREEN CORN SOUP -1- cup raw pulp from 3 ears ripe green corn ; 1 cup milk ; ^ teaspoon sugar ; i teaspoon salt ; J^- teaspoon white pepper ; 1 teaspoon butter ; i teaspoon flour. With a sharp knife score or cut through the middle of each row of kernels and then remove pulp by scraping. This secures the pulp free from tough wall of the grain. Break the cob in short pieces and cover with cold water. Raise water to the boiling point and boil twenty minutes. Strain, and if there is not a cup of water add boiling water to fill cup. To this water add the pulp of kernels, and cook fifteen minutes ; then add the salt, pepper, sugar, and milk, and again warm in double boiler. Melt the butter, add the flour, and stir and cook thoroughly to change it to a gummy substance. Slowly add the milk and corn mixture and boil five minutes, or till smooth and creamy. Canned corn may be used in place of green corn. In this case cook the corn twenty minutes in boiling water and then press through a sieve to remove tough cell walls. STARCHY FOODS 87 BOILED HOMINY 1 part coarse liominy, 5 parts cold water

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