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The reborn heirloom rice varieties are amazing. But when planted in the right soil, they go to another level entirely. White House Plantation is the last piece of high ground on the Pee Dee river before it joins the Black River flowing towards Winyah Bay. The rice fields border both the Pee Dee and the Black. It is a small property of only 300 acres, of which 240 are rice fields. The property dates to 1735, which means that this is the fourth century that rice has been grown here.

Popcorn comes from a variety of maize that produces small kernels witha hard outer shell. These kernals can't be chewed without a good chance of cracking a tooth! To get to the fluffy part you must heat the kernel, which turns the moisture within to steam. When the outer shell reaches its pressure point it bursts and releases the soft inner flake, creating popcorn.

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