Wow! Hey there! I have almost 750 views! Some of which I think are from Russia, and are bit sketchy. I'm afraid to follow the links for fear I'll end up on some blocked site! Today was absolutely AWESOME!
I went ricing! For those of you who don't know what it is here goes. I'll try to list it out in steps.
1. Ricing is like gondoliers in canoes! One person has this massive stick that they use to steer the canoe through the rice plants, and the other person has two knockers which are essentially 2.5 foot long drumsticks.
2. The person with the knockers gently taps the plants with the grains into the boat.
3. The rice is laid out on tarps to dry.
4. The rice is put in the wash basins. The basins are then set over the fire and the grains are stirred carefully with a paddle.
5. The rice is then danced upon in moccasins to get the husks off.
6. Then the rice is then flipped in these birch bowls to blow the chaff away.
I'll continue tomorrow morning.. So tired! :)
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