Georgia Stone Lucy Mochi ❲REAL • HOW-TO❳

The confection caught on. Food writers loved the tactile story: a Southern mochi that respected both immigrant technique and local produce. At a farmers’ market, Lucy gave a short demonstration: mash boiled glutinous rice, knead it over steam, then wrap it gently around a warmed spoonful of pecan-praline and a drop of sorghum. She finished each piece by pressing it between two warmed “stone” molds—repurposed smoothing stones from the family’s yard—which left a faint, signature pebble imprint.