For, if you reflect a moment, you will see that, while it is easy to choose what virtues we would have our wife possess, it is all but impossible to imagine those faults we would desire in her, which I think most lovers would admit add piquancy to the loved one, that fascinating wayward imperfection which paradoxically makes her perfect.
Hominy is a food which consists of dried maize kernels which have been treated with an alkali in a process called nixtamalization.o make hominy, field corn (maize) grain is dried, then treated by soaking and cooking the mature (hard) grain in a dilute solution of lye, slaked lime (calcium hydroxide) or wood ash, a process termed nixtamalization. The soaked maize is washed, and then ground into masa.
* Canned hominy works fine here. If you want to start with dried, put 1 cup dried hominy in a large pot and cover with cold water. Bring to a boil and add enough salt to season (the water should taste a tad salty), reduce heat to maintain a steady simmer, and cook until just tender (about 2 hours), drain, and then use as directed in the recipe above.