Prairie Fare: Where are your roots? DNA, food and family traditions

“I can’t believe this is real!” my husband exclaimed. “They use DNA to solve crime all the time,” I replied.

I was corresponding online with a distant cousin who had matched my DNA profile. No crimes were involved, by the way.

“No one would know that!” he said after she even recalled something about me.

Several years ago, I bought DNA testing kits. I was excited to send in a saliva sample, but my hus…