lye hominy

American  

noun

1. hominy

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Etymology

Origin of lye hominy

An Americanism dating back to 1815–25

Example Sentences

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lye hominy

Had plenty to eat: Meat, bread, milk, lye hominy, horse apples, turnips, collards, pumpkins, and dat kind of truck.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 1 by Work Projects Administration

Hulled Corn: Known otherwise as lye hominy, and samp.

From Dishes & Beverages of the Old South by McCulloch-Williams, Martha

Sometimes she would make a kettle of lye hominy, and this would last, with scarcely anything else, for an entire week.

From Jennie Gerhardt A Novel by Dreiser, Theodore

Peas, green corn, 'tatoes, cornbread, meat and lye hominy was what dey give us more dan anything else.

From Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 2 by Work Projects Administration

It was egg bread, biscuits, peas, potatoes—they they were called 'taters then—artichoke pickles, tea cakes, pies, and good old healthy lye hominy.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 1 by Work Projects Administration