I don’t think I’ve ever had it thickened the way they do with the pureed hominy, but it seems like a reasonable thing to try.
And I have never seen dry hominy, except as grits. here’s a link on cooking hominy
I always thought “Hominy Grits” was one of those old-time dispensers of folk wisdom. Or maybe a holy-rolling preacher.
Hojo Hominigrits is my hobbit name.