Glorified rice
Glorified rice is a dessert salad popular in the Midwestern cuisine served in Minnesota and other states in the Upper Midwest,[1][2] and other places with Norwegian populations. It is popular in more rural areas with sizable Lutheran populations of Scandinavian heritage. It is made from rice, crushed pineapple, and whipped cream.[2][3][4] It is often decorated with maraschino cherries.[5]
Glorified rice at a supermarket in Minnesota | |
Course | Dessert |
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Place of origin | United States |
Region or state | Minnesota and the Upper Midwest |
Serving temperature | Cold |
Main ingredients | Rice, crushed pineapple, whipped cream |
History
The long-established recipe has been the subject of many newspaper articles.[6] In 1995, Janet Letnes Martin and Suzann Nelson authored a humorous book comparing Lutheran and Catholic traditions called They Glorified Mary…We Glorified Rice: A Catholic-Lutheran Lexicon.[7][8] 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.[9] Glorified rice often turns up at potlucks and church picnics.[10][11]
See also
- Jello salad
- Watergate salad
- Snickers salad
- Cookie salad
- Midwestern cuisine
- Ambrosia (fruit salad)
- Risalamande, similar dish in Danish and other Scandinavian cuisine
- List of salads
References
- Fertig, J. (2011). Prairie Home Cooking: 400 Recipes that Celebrate the Bountiful Harvests, Creative Cooks, and Comforting Foods of the American Heartland. America Cooks. Harvard Common Press. p. 223. ISBN 978-1-55832-145-8. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
- Thielen, A. (2013). The New Midwestern Table: 200 Heartland Recipes. Potter/TenSpeed/Harmony. p. 332. ISBN 978-0-307-95488-6. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
- Rice Journal. 1919. p. 27. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
- Better Business Bureau of South Central California, ed. (1984). The Bullseye, Volumes 2-3. p. 24. Retrieved December 26, 2009.
- Our Savior's Lutheran Church (1879-2004) 125 Years cookbook
- "Google News Archive of Glorified Rice stories". Retrieved January 26, 2009.
- Martin, Janet Letnes; Nelson, Suzann (May 1995). Amazon entry on They Glorified Mary, We Glorify Rice. ISBN 0961343745.
- "Excerpt from text at Lutheransonline.com". Retrieved January 26, 2009.
- Young, Carrie (7 May 1997). Amazon entry on Prairie Cooks: Glorified Rice, Three-Day Buns, and Other Recipes and Reminiscences by Carrie Young. ISBN 0060927763.
- "SIGN OF SPRING: GLORIFIED RICE February 25, 1998 St. Paul Pioneer Press (MN)". Retrieved January 26, 2009.
- Wyman, C. (2001). Jell-O: a biography. Harvest Original. Harcourt. p. 125. ISBN 9780156011235. Retrieved December 22, 2017.