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https://getpocket.com/explore/...-misunderstood-grain
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That takes me back to the nine months I worked in northern Minnesota. I bought some of that local rice there and brought it back to Pennsylvania to share. I understood the harvesting process in the canoe but not the winnowing and parching that took place afterwards. It's definitely different than anything I can find in stores around here. Now I know why. Thanks for posting that story. Big Al
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My parents spent a lot of time in Northern Minnesota and actually lived in Ely for a few years. They received a birch bark canoe as a wedding present from some Ojibwe friends - a story I wish I knew in more detail. The last time I was in Minnesota was 1966, and at that time the canoe was still stored in a barn in Gilbert, MN. I wonder if it is still there. My Grandmother would bring Ojibwe wild rice with her when she came to visit in the late 60's. I can still remember the taste - nothing like store bought wild rice. Thanks for the memory!
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Went looking for sources for the real thing. Don't know if these qualify, but here goes... https://www.honortheearthmerch...arvest/bulk-wildrice https://nativeharvest.com/prod...riant=42560393937118 https://www.llojibwe.org/drm/fisheries/wildrice.html (the link to their sales website is defunct, but it might be possible to call the number listed and get additional info). https://foraged.market/shop/pa...-wild-rice-manoomin/ (this site has a waitlist)
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One more, through Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/AMERICA...erchant-items&sr=1-1
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I ordered some of the wild rice through Amazon; it should be here sometime later this week or early next week. I've never had the "real thing" so will be interested to see what it tastes like!
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I ended up ordering from these folks: https://www.amazon.com/AMERICA...erchant-items&sr=1-1 The wild rice/manoomin arrived back in November but I never got around to cooking it until today. It is absolutely delicious, and quite different from the dark brown cultivated wild rice I've eaten before. I decided to make a wild rice, mushroom and chicken soup. I cooked the rice and saved the water, which I added to the chicken broth that is the base for the soup. Manoomin could get to be an expensive habit....
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