We make something vary similer if not the same as hominy . It's know as "Lyed corn" around here. You take dried white corn kernels and boil it for 10-15mins then add a few cups of hardwood ashes(natural lye) to the kernels&water . It will instantly turn the kernels orange. Boil that till the the orange skin starts to peel and fall off the kernels . Rinse it with clean water then bring to a boil then rinse again. Then boil till the kernels swell and crack open. Rinse again. Kernels should be puffed pure white when done..like hominy.
Once the corn is "lyed" We make a soup with it that is commonly called "corn soup" which cantains kidney beans and either pork shoulder,salt pork or becon square( jawl bacon) cut into small cubes.
The other common dish(side dish) around here is just simply frying the lyed kernels whole in butter or margarine till it starts to brown. Hit it with a little salt&pepper ready to serve. Or with little splash of REAL MAPLE syrup.
I have no idea what other dish could be made of it but that's what is done with such corn around here.
I'm pretty sure "grits" are made from hominy corn as well.
