What’s That? Guessing Game
Hominy Block
This device was used to crack corn to create a coarse meal for making a simple cornbread known as “Johnny cakes.” The block was made from a section of tree trunk with one end hollowed out. The corn was placed in the resulting “bowl” and then crushed with a pestle. The pestle was a heavy piece of wood attached to a long tree limb with leather or rope. This arrangement acted as a spring to aid the person pounding the corn.
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