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.
Hominy can be made with either white or yellow corn, specifically maize, which is the type of corn used in making corn meal and other grain products â as opposed to sweet corn, which is the vegetable that can be eaten on the cob and so forth.nce soaked, hominy can be dried and then ground and simmered to make grits (also called hominy grits). Alternately, the processed hominy can be cooked until soft and then used in soups, stews and casseroles.