On Thu, 14 Aug 2003 15:11:17 GMT, Sonof Ravenson
wrote:

I let some ear's of corn (white kernal sweet corn) in my garden get
too starchy and dry. I've cut the ears from the stalks, removed the
husks and am now drying them on wire mesh in the sun. Don't know
whether it qualifies as the "field corn" generally associated with
making nixtamal for hominy and masa, but that's my plan for the
kernals once they're dry. Any reason why it won't work...?

See:
http://gourmetsleuth.com/masa.htm