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 Glorified rice at a supermarket inMinnesota | |
| Course | Dessert |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | United States |
| Region or state | Minnesota and theUpper Midwest |
| Serving temperature | Cold |
| Main ingredients | Rice, crushedpineapple,whipped cream |
| Variations | withmarshmallows,gelatin,Jell-O,fruit cocktail,maraschino cherries,bananas,apples,nuts,pie filling orCool Whip |
Glorified rice is adessert salad popular in theMidwestern cuisine served inMinnesota and other states in theUpper Midwest,United States[1][2] and other places withNorwegian populations.[citation needed] It is popular in more rural areas with sizableLutheran populations ofScandinavian heritage.[citation needed] It is made fromrice, crushedpineapple andwhipped cream.[2][3][4] It is often decorated withmaraschino cherries.[5]
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 andCatholic traditions calledThey GlorifiedMary…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'sPrairie Cooks: Glorified Rice, Three-Day Buns, and Other Recipes and Reminiscences.[9] Glorified rice often turns up atpotlucks and churchpicnics.[10][11]
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