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Googling, I found numerous sites that mention making hominy.

Here are a few with explanations similar to mine:

http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/13796/118399

http://www.mtnlaurel.com/Recipes/hominy.htm

http://recipes.chef2chef.net/recipe-...7/147819.shtml

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/2653103.html