EMMER

a very hardy species of wheat which will withstand much heat and aridity and produce a fair crop under almost any conditions. It resembles spelt, but is generally harder, more compre ed, and redder. In this country it is used chiefly as cattle-food but it is extensively cultivated in Hurope for human consumption, especially in the form of grits and ‘‘pot barley’? and (in Ru ia) made into small cakes to be eaten with soup. Its cultivation extends back to prehistoric days, and was in olden times well-nigh universal in the countries bordering on the Mediterranean. Hybrids of emmer and common wheat are much more resistant than true common wheat., al ENCHILADA, a Mexican dish which closely resembles the Tamatx (which see).