Is hominy a form of wheat or a relative of wheat?!

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Hominy is : kernels of corn that have been soaked in a caustic solution (as of lye) and then washed to remove the hulls . The best use of hominy in my opinion is making grits. In MExico where I live now people enjoy a soup made of hominy which is called pozole.

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Corn, but read the can. It should tell you if it is processed with machines that also process nuts, wheat, etc.

hominy is made from corn it is soaked in a lye mixture

hominy is corn.
it must be awful to be allergic to wheat and yeast!!!

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You poor thing, having a wheat AND yeast allergy! That cuts out an awful lot of foods! Although grits and hominy are not made of wheat, you may still have yeasts involved somewhere along the way. If you are really trying to stick to a yeast-free diet you should only be eating corn and potatoes 3 to 4 times a week. Perhaps you are over this limit with daily consumption of one or both? Hence the rash?

Yeasts and moulds grow quickly and although cooking usually kills them so they are no longer active, it is my understanding anyone with an allergy can still be affected. Obviously the most important foodstuffs to avoid are those containing yeasts and moulds themselves but you also need to cut out sugar, dairy products and fermented foods, as well as starchy and alcoholic substances that break down into sugars which feed yeast(s).

Yeasty foods are not just breads, rolls, cookies, pastries, pitta, tortilla and other bready foods! They include vinegar and foods which contain it like mayonnaise, salad dressing, barbecue sauce, mustard, pickles and pickled foods, wine, beer and spirits, as well as fermented foods and beverages like sauerkraut or cider.

You also have to cut out so-called mouldy foods: ALL cheese (not just the blue cheeses!), dried, smoked or pickled meats, cured bacon, mushrooms, peanuts, pistachios, soya sauce, miso, tamari, tempeh, malt, pre-packaged herbs/teas and canned tomatoes.

So it is a long list of possible yeast "contamination". But you also have to cut out what the yeasts eat and live on, such as all sugary foods. That is not only processed sugar (granulated, icing, brown) but grapes, raisins, dates, prunes, figs, citrus fruits, fruit juices and dried fruits. Soft drinks and drink mixes. Even "natural" sweeteners like honey, maple syrup, high-fructose corn syrup
And of course chocolate. Which puts the tin hat on it, doesn't it?

So unless you can categorically say you are not eating and have not eaten any of the above for the past couple of weeks, it could be anything and not necessarily those grits/hominy you are blaming! Sorry to be the barer of such bad news, but there you go.

I suggest you do a lot of research and try out an "exclusion" diet to pinpoint what allergies you really suffer from and the foods you really need to avoid not just what you think or have been told. It may not be as bad as it looks right now! Good Luck!

School of experience!