Belly Lore - Hominy

Hominy:  Dried corn kernels soaked in lye to remove the hull and germ.

Doesn't exactly sound sexy does it?  Soaking something supposedly edible in lye?  Sounds...scary.  But never fear, we're talking food grade lye here.  Think big soft pretzels and glossy bagels (often lye dipped), rather than oven cleaners and drain openers.  Think hominy.  Puffy white, nourishing hominy.