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| The next picture is taken from inside the building. An arrow shows the opening at the bottom of the large green feed box. The wild rice (in its hulls) drops down through this small opening into a trough fitted with large circular blades that act like a big cork screw (an auger). | ||||||||||||||
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| When the auger turns, the wild rice is pushed to the right along the trough into the first of 4 ovens, called parchers. The parching ovens are fuelled by liquid propane and reach a temperature of 135 celcius. | ||||||||||||||
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