Homemade Hominy and Masa

In the Southwest, you can buy hominy in several forms: fresh, dried, canned, and frozen. In the rest of the country, the Goya brand of yellow or white canned hominy is usually available where there are large numbers of Hispanles. It is good to know, however, how to make hominy from scratch. Indian recipes usually call for a specific kind of wood to burn for ash, such as juniper, cedar, or chamisa. Spanish recipes usually call for powdered unslaked lime (two heaping tablespoons to