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Hominy Porridge

A simple porridge made from soaked hominy, boiled with water and salt, optionally finished with milk.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 4 ingredients
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Hominy Porridge

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Soak the hominy in water overnight.

Cook and serve

  1. The next morning, add salt and boil in the same water for 1 hour over medium heat.

  2. If desired, stir in milk before serving.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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What each ingredient does

Granulated hominy
Its starch thickens the water as it cooks, forming the porridge's body.
Milk
Adds richness and a softer, creamier texture to the finished porridge.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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