Hopi Cookery/Juanita Tiger Kavena 1980

Hopi Hominy

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INGREDIENTS:
2 cups shelled, dried, white or speckled corn 10 cups water 1 cup chamisa or other cooking ash



1 Put corn and water in an enamel saucepan, cover, and bring to a boil.
2 When water boils, stir in the cooking ash. (The corn will turn yellow-orange.)
3 Cover and simmer corn until hulls become loose and corn turns white again. Stir occasionally and add water as needed.
4 Drain corn in a colander and rinse under cold running water, removing hulls with your fingers.
5 The hominy can be dried or pressure canned for use at a later date, or can be patted dry and frozen in suitable containers.

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