Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Mon, 26 Aug 2013 18:33:23 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
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>>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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>>>> On Mon, 26 Aug 2013 17:46:11 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:
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>>>>> Has anyone tried this salad or something similar?
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.marthastewart.com/284931/...ted-grapes-and
>>>>>
>>>>> I saw her make it and it looked great! Just not sure if I can find
>>>>> Concord
>>>>> grapes.
>>>>
>>>> Probably not.
>>>>
>>>> I just picked up my first bag of farro and am looking for some farrout
>>>> ideas (that do not contain fruit).
>>>
>>> Where did you find the Farro? I had a heck of a time! Bob's Red Mill
>>> makes
>>> it but nobody had it. Finally found it in bulk at Central Market.
>>
>> I got it at Central Market, but not the same company as yours. Par
>> cooked, imported from Italy:
>>
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/sqwertz...ream/lightbox/
>>
>> Looks like there's some confusion as to what exactly farro is, but I
>> assume I have "emmer" (farro medio) rather than spelt or einkorn.
>> Looks like unpuffed Sugar Smacks cereal to me.
>>
>> -sw
>
> I know that the two Central Markets are not related but they certainly seem
> very similar from what I have seen online.
>
> Mine looks like yours. I have seen Spelt. Don't think I have seemn Einkorn
> except online. Martha kept going on and on about how Farro is low in
> gluten. Really, what would that matter? You can either eat gluten or not.
> And if you can't, it wouldn't matter if it is a low amount. I have never
> tried it before so we'll see. But I'm thinking that the family will not be
> so happy with me, foisting off two new recipes on them in a week. Hehehe.
>
> I need to find me some adventurous eaters. The people I live with aren't
> very.

I bought a bag of emmer farro at a farmer's market in 2006. The woman who
sold it to me was enthusiastic enough about the stuff to scare me just a
little bit. I also got a brief history of grain for free. Eating emmer
farro made me feel like Euell Gibbons. I can't remember how I prepared it.
It was not bad but not all that interesting and I couldn't figure out how
to fit it into my food universe and I never went back to that particular
farmer's market again so, apparently it wasn't meant to be. But I wouldn't
discourage anyone from giving it a try.