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HOMINY [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-06-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Food Industries
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hominy
1, record 1, English, hominy
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- hominy corn 2, record 1, English, hominy%20corn
correct
- lye hominy 2, record 1, English, lye%20hominy
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Hominy: Prepared maize kernels. Lye hominy has the pericarp and germ removed by soaking in caustic soda. Pearled hominy is degermed hulled maize. Corn grits are ground hominy. 3, record 1, English, - hominy
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Hominy: Make by boiling corn with lye, homing probably originated with the Algonquian Indians. 1, record 1, English, - hominy
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Industrie de l'alimentation
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- maïs lessivé
1, record 1, French, ma%C3%AFs%20lessiv%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le blé d'Inde lessivé tire son nom du mot lessive ou de la soude caustique employée autrefois pour la lessive et qu'on utilisait comme agent d'éclatement du maïs. Ce genre de «popcorn» permettait de faire des réserves de maïs pour tout l'hiver. 1, record 1, French, - ma%C3%AFs%20lessiv%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1997-08-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Food Industries
- Milling and Cereal Industries
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hominy
1, record 2, English, hominy
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
a corn meal of larger particle size than grits 1, record 2, English, - hominy
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Industrie de l'alimentation
- Minoterie et céréales
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- grosse semoule de maïs
1, record 2, French, grosse%20semoule%20de%20ma%C3%AFs
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- hominy 2, record 2, French, hominy
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Semoule faite de grains plus gros que les grits 1, record 2, French, - grosse%20semoule%20de%20ma%C3%AFs
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Très grosse semoule de maïs (3 000 à 6 000 cm) utilisée pour la fabrication des corn-flakes 2, record 2, French, - grosse%20semoule%20de%20ma%C3%AFs
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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