What's more American than apple pie? History tells us that rockahominie is. (includes recipes)

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What's more American than apple pie? History tells us that rockahominie is

What's more American than apple pie? History tells us that hominy is. The name is from the Algonquian Indian rockahominie, meaning parched corn. Corn itself (Indian corn, maize) certainly antedates the apple on this continent, as does hominy's preparation, which, far from simply parching the corn, boils it in a weak lye solution until the grains swell and soften and the hulls come off.

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