Yellow Hominy vs. White

[Mary Prenaveau]

Recently I found a recipe for a vegetarian chile. However,
it calls for yellow hominy in a can. All I can find
is Quaker Quick Hominy Grits and it's bleached. Can they
be used interchangeably? Does anyone know where you can
find yellow hominy in a can? My supermarket does carry
some pretty unique food items, but I guess this one got
by them!

MaryP
ma...@an.hp.com

[conn...@vms.cis.pitt.edu]

By yellow hominy in a can they mean *whole* hominy, not grits. You could
substitute whole white hominy (in a can) for the yellow. It should be
in the aisle with the canned beans, etc. At least that is where it is
in my grocery. If you are looking in a smaller, independent grocery and
can't find it, you might try a larger chain grocery. Also, the area of
the city can make a difference as many groceries, even of the same chain,
often carry different items depending on the area. I know that the major
chain in Pittsburgh, Giant Eagle, carries more "southern" types of food
in areas with larger black populations.
Kate

[Liz]

In article <56...@hpwala.wal.hp.com> ma...@an.hp.com (Mary Prenaveau) writes:
>Recently I found a recipe for a vegetarian chile. However,
>it calls for yellow hominy in a can. All I can find
>is Quaker Quick Hominy Grits and it's bleached. Can they
>be used interchangeably? Does anyone know where you can
>find yellow hominy in a can?

I'm not sure exactly where you are located, but hominy is widely available in
the south. Go to the canned veggie section or, better yet, ask the store
where they keep it. Hominy grits would produce a MUCH different result.
Might be good, but whole hominy is a little bigger than a piece of corn (I
think it's corn treated with something but I don't remember). Grits are the
size of, well, grit :). If you add grits you would end up with something
similar to tamale pie.

You could probably just substitute corn for the hominy if you get desparate.
Good luck!

Liz

[frank williams]

In article <rliz.294...@MSG.ti.com> rl...@MSG.ti.com (Liz) writes:
>From: rl...@MSG.ti.com (Liz)
>Subject: Re: Yellow Hominy vs. White
>Date: Tue, 9 Aug 1994 22:00:51

>Might be good, but whole hominy is a little bigger than a piece of corn (I
>think it's corn treated with something but I don't remember).

Granny would soke the corn in Lye to make hominy.

>You could probably just substitute corn for the hominy if you get desparate.
>Good luck!

>Liz

Frank

[Howard E. Wittenberg]

Regular hominy comes canned, both yellow and white. You can substitute
one for the other as the taste is close. They have it in the major
supermarkets in my area (SF Bay). You can also find hominy at Hispanic
markets as it is used extensively for posole.

Hominy grits are different than regular hominy.

Howard

[col...@gmail.com]

I dont much like hominy and I'm part amercian indian.

[Bruce]

I'm part Cro Magnon, but it's a few generations back.

[col...@gmail.com]

I do like succotash tho.

[Wayne Boatwright]

On Tue 11 Dec 2018 12:19:02p, told us...

I couldn't retrieve Mary's question, but to be specific there is a
very clear difference between canned hominy and hominy grits.

Honimy in the can or fresh packed, often in bags, are corn corn
kernals that have been soaked in lye water to soften and remove the
hull of the corn kernal. It is then wash thoroughly and allowed to
asorb water which increases its bulk. Most hominy is about the size
of a small marable.

OTOH, hominy grits is homiy that has first been prepared as above,
then dried, and then ground into "grits". They are definitely not
interchangeable.

Hominy in the can may be either yellow or white depending on the
color of the original corn kernels. The color doesn't make much
difference in taste. Most superarkets in my area carry hominy in
a can. In Hispanic grocery stores hominy is often sold in much
larger quantities packed in sealed plastic bags and is refrigrated.
It is used extensively in various Mexican dishes.

HTH

--

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Wayne Boatwright

[Wayne Boatwright]

On Tue 11 Dec 2018 12:25:00p, l not -l told us...

> My heritage is mostly British and I hate hominy. To the best of
> my knowledge, my ancestors had nothing to do with India or native
> Americans.
>

IMO hominy is a "love or hate" type of food. I happen to like it
when prepared in Mexican chili flavored dishes. Not so much when
it's served with some butter and salt and pepper. I certainly don't
hate it. I don't think your ancestry has very much to do with
whether or hot you like hominy.

Thinking about it, I have eaten it when it has been fried in butter
or ven bacon fat. ON its own it does have a distinctive flavor, but
a rather bland flavor.

[Cheri]

"Wayne Boatwright" <waynebo...@xgmail.com> wrote in message
news:XnsA9B5933426421wa...@144.76.35.198...

> On Tue 11 Dec 2018 12:25:00p, l not -l told us...
>
>>
>> On 11-Dec-2018, col...@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>>> On Thursday, August 11, 1994 at 6:35:04 PM UTC-4, Mary Prenaveau
>>> wrote:
>>> > Recently I found a recipe for a vegetarian chile. However, it
>>> > calls for yellow hominy in a can. All I can find is Quaker
>>> > Quick Hominy Grits and it's bleached. Can they be used
>>> > interchangeably? Does anyone know where you can find yellow
>>> > hominy in a can? My supermarket does carry some pretty unique
>>> > food items, but I guess this one got by them!
>>> >
>>> > MaryP
>>> > ma...@an.hp.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I dont much like hominy and I'm part amercian indian.
>> My heritage is mostly British and I hate hominy. To the best of
>> my knowledge, my ancestors had nothing to do with India or native
>> Americans.
>>
>
> IMO hominy is a "love or hate" type of food. I happen to like it
> when prepared in Mexican chili flavored dishes. Not so much when
> it's served with some butter and salt and pepper. I certainly don't
> hate it. I don't think your ancestry has very much to do with
> whether or hot you like hominy.
>
> Thinking about it, I have eaten it when it has been fried in butter
> or ven bacon fat. ON its own it does have a distinctive flavor, but
> a rather bland flavor.

It's pretty wonderful when cooked in a pressure cooker with a little bacon
fat and green onion untiil soft.

Cheri

[jmcquown]

On 12/11/2018 2:25 PM, l not -l wrote:

> My heritage is mostly British and I hate hominy. To the best of my
> knowledge, my ancestors had nothing to do with India or native Americans.
>

Another old Google Group post! Hominy is defintely not grits. The
never ending questions... LOL

I could always find canned hominy (yellow or white) in any grocery
store. Then again, I lived in the mid-South when this was posted in
1994. I haven't looked for it in at least that long.

Jill

[dsi1]

On Tuesday, December 11, 2018 at 4:02:40 AM UTC-10, gspe...@gmail.com wrote:
> Wow, I’m super late. Thanks for answering my questions past!

Better late than never. I'd just look into my bin of really old canned stuff and pull something out. I'm way too lazy to drive down the street for a can of hominy. Corn and most any kind of beans would be fine. Garbanzo? You bet!

[Julie Bove]

"Wayne Boatwright" <waynebo...@xgmail.com> wrote in message
news:XnsA9B5933426421wa...@144.76.35.198...

> On Tue 11 Dec 2018 12:25:00p, l not -l told us...
>
>>
>> On 11-Dec-2018, col...@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>>> On Thursday, August 11, 1994 at 6:35:04 PM UTC-4, Mary Prenaveau
>>> wrote:
>>> > Recently I found a recipe for a vegetarian chile. However, it
>>> > calls for yellow hominy in a can. All I can find is Quaker
>>> > Quick Hominy Grits and it's bleached. Can they be used
>>> > interchangeably? Does anyone know where you can find yellow
>>> > hominy in a can? My supermarket does carry some pretty unique
>>> > food items, but I guess this one got by them!
>>> >
>>> > MaryP
>>> > ma...@an.hp.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I dont much like hominy and I'm part amercian indian.
>> My heritage is mostly British and I hate hominy. To the best of
>> my knowledge, my ancestors had nothing to do with India or native
>> Americans.
>>
>
> IMO hominy is a "love or hate" type of food. I happen to like it
> when prepared in Mexican chili flavored dishes. Not so much when
> it's served with some butter and salt and pepper. I certainly don't
> hate it. I don't think your ancestry has very much to do with
> whether or hot you like hominy.
>
> Thinking about it, I have eaten it when it has been fried in butter
> or ven bacon fat. ON its own it does have a distinctive flavor, but
> a rather bland flavor.

I grew up eating it and love it. I prefer yellow because it has more flavor
but I'll take whatever I can buy. My mom used to make a casserole that had
cheese, egg and bacon in it. I make similar but no egg. I do add onion. You
do add a bit of milk. I don't measure. Just put stuff in till it looks right
then bake till heated through. If using egg you would have to cook it until
the egg is done.

I also like Posole but if I were to make it, I would cut back on the meat.
Probably just use broth and little or no meat. What you get in restaurants
here is too heavy on the meat to me.

[Julie Bove]

"jmcquown" <j_mc...@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:4yZPD.62701$qe7....@fx01.iad...

It's commonly eaten in the Midwest. But here, you usually have to get it at
a place like Winco that sells a lot of Mexican food. And you can no longer
buy the smaller (15 oz?) cans. Only larger and really huge ones.

[U.S. Janet B.]

I think it is difficult to find a source for 'corny' tasting hominy
(dried) I had one that sent me some from New Mexico but they moved.
The stuff I get from Winco is pretty tasteless. I'm about to send for
some from Amazon because of recommendations there.

[Wayne Boatwright]

On Wed 12 Dec 2018 01:54:22p, U.S. Janet B. told us...

FWIW, I have never thought that either canned or dried hominy had a
"corny" taste. It has a distinct flavor all its own.

[U.S. Janet B.]

On Thu, 13 Dec 2018 02:35:54 -0000 (UTC), Wayne Boatwright
<waynebo...@xgmail.com> wrote:

>On Wed 12 Dec 2018 01:54:22p, U.S. Janet B. told us...

snip

>>
>> I think it is difficult to find a source for 'corny' tasting
>> hominy (dried) I had one that sent me some from New Mexico but
>> they moved. The stuff I get from Winco is pretty tasteless. I'm
>> about to send for some from Amazon because of recommendations
>> there.
>>
>
>FWIW, I have never thought that either canned or dried hominy had a
>"corny" taste. It has a distinct flavor all its own.

the stuff that I got from New Mexico definitely tasted of corn. It
was lovely.

[Wayne Boatwright]

On Wed 12 Dec 2018 09:36:25p, U.S. Janet B. told us...

It may have been made by a different process. It can be made with
lye or lime solution. I think most is made using lye.

[col...@gmail.com]

Am indians used wood ashes to make hominy.

[itsjoan...@webtv.net]

On Thursday, December 13, 2018 at 6:03:37 PM UTC-6, col...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> Am indians used wood ashes to make hominy.
>

Homemade lye is made from wood ashes and rain water.

[Bruce]

I guess you're not an Am indian. That makes sense. You'd be walking
aroung with a bow and arrows instead of a gun.

[itsjoan...@webtv.net]

No, but I remember my dad telling me the rudiments of making lye and my mother
telling how they made homemade soap when she was a girl which used that lye.
'til her dying day soap was never referred to as a bar of soap, it was a
cake of soap.