Glorified rice is a
dessert salad popular in the
Midwestern cuisine served in
Minnesota
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and other states in the
Upper Midwest
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,
United States
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and other places with
Norwegian
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populations. It is popular in more rural areas with sizable
Lutheran
Lutheranism is one of the largest branches of Protestantism, identifying primarily with the theology of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German monk and Protestant Reformers, reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practice of the Cathol ...
populations of
Scandinavia
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n heritage. It is made from
rice
Rice is the seed of the grass species '' Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice) or less commonly ''Oryza glaberrima'' (African rice). The name wild rice is usually used for species of the genera '' Zizania'' and '' Porteresia'', both wild and domesticat ...
, crushed
pineapple
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, and
whipped cream
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.
It is often decorated with
maraschino cherries
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.
History
The long-established recipe has been the subject of many newspaper articles. In 1995, Janet Letnes Martin and Suzann Nelson authored a humorous book comparing Lutheran and
Catholic
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traditions called ''They Glorified
Mary
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People
* Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name)
Religious contexts
* New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below
* Mary, mother of Jesus, also calle ...
…We Glorified Rice: A Catholic-Lutheran Lexicon''. The book includes a recipe for glorified rice. The dish is also included in the title of Carrie Young's ''Prairie Cooks: Glorified Rice, Three-Day Buns, and Other Recipes and Reminiscences''. Glorified rice often turns up at
potluck
A potluck is a communal gathering where each guest or group contributes a different, often homemade, dish of food to be shared.
Other names for a "potluck" include: potluck dinner, pitch-in, shared lunch, spread, faith supper, carry-in dinner ...
s and church
picnics.
See also
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Jello salad
Jell-O is an American brand offering a variety of powdered gelatin dessert (fruit-flavored gels/jellies), pudding, and no-bake cream pie mixes. The original gelatin dessert ( genericized as jello) is the signature of the brand. "Jell-O" is a ...
*
Watergate salad
*
Snickers salad
Snickers salad is a dessert salad consisting of a mix of Snickers bars, Granny Smith apples, whipped cream and often pudding or whipped topping served in a bowl. It is a potluck and party staple in the Upper Midwest of the United States, where ...
*
Cookie salad
*
Midwestern cuisine
*
Ambrosia (fruit salad)
*
Risalamande, similar dish in Danish and other Scandinavian cuisine
*
List of salads
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References
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Cuisine of the Midwestern United States
North Dakota culture
South Dakota culture
Cuisine of Wisconsin
American rice dishes
Salads
Cuisine of Minnesota
American desserts