hominy Hi Mel Gary help us, do you know the answer here.

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Mel it is soaked in lye but I've never read it was dangerous. I talked with a

nutritionist, etc.Everyone claims it's safe. It's a common ingredient in some

of the German pretzels, makes them harden and brown. The Swedes have soaked

lutefisk on the back porch in a wooden crate of lye for weeks at a time (more

than a century old practice) and I've never heard of anyone have ill effects

other than detesting that terrible sponge of a fish.

I use hominy often, like most beans in a can I rinse them well and then use.

Let's ask Gary about this...........Donna

 

Melissa <mapalicka wrote:

I, too, am a true " Yankee, " and had hominy for the first time last

Christmas. Someone told me that it is corn soaked in lye...is this

true and is this unhealthy?