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  2 0 Hominy is corn that has been nixtamalized, or soaked in a solution of calcium hydroxide, which is what your lime powder will be when you mix it with water. It makes the corn more digestible and renders the nutrients available to the body, by busting up the proteins and making vitamins available (corn without nixtamalization has very little nutritive value). All corn products made with masa (corn dough), like tortillas, tamales, etc. have been nixtamalized. I'm not sure why you need to nixtamalize your dried hominy further; it's already been done. But maybe soaking it in more lime furthers the process even more. Or maybe what you have is just dried corn, not yet turned into hominy. But the whole point of buying hominy is to skip the nixtamalization step. You should just be able to soak the dried hominy in water overnight, like you would with beans, but if you're unsure about the nixtamalization, I would put your packet of lime in a big pot with several gallons of water, add the corn, bring to a boil, simmer for a while, then let it soak for a few hours, or overnight. Drain the corn and rinse really well (many washes). You want the grains to be kind of gelatinous. DO NOT PUT THE LIME IN YOUR SOUP! It's not food. It won't kill you, but no one will be able to eat your soup. Fnarf answered in Cooking Tips & Tricks about 1 year ago | Report 1 comment by Misty Brown… 0 0 Fnarf to the rescue. Thanks man. Misty Brown commented about 1 year ago | Report Enter your comment or ask a new question preview THIS IS A PREVIEW: Click "Post" to submit it or "Edit" to make changes. edit Please wait… This could take a minute if the tubes are clogged.

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