Wild rice (was: SC - Newcomers Redaction)

[Phyllis Spurr]

> Date sent:      Fri, 10 Oct 1997 14:50:57 +0200 (METDST)
> From:           Par Leijonhufvud <parlei at ki.se>

> On Fri, 10 Oct 1997, Phyllis Spurr wrote:
> 
> > I started with more water.  I used wild rice.  The nutty flavor of 
> > the rice was more complimentary with the O.J. thank white rice.
> 
> The only problem being that wild rice is (a) not a rice in a botanical
> sense (it's a grain), and (b) a new world product. The date is late enough
> that it is _possible_ for it to have been wild rice, but I would not
> expect that the availability of a northern Great Lakes product would have
> been significant in Europe at that time. 

I didn't know this.  Boy every day I learn something new on this list.

> 
> But wild rice is _nice_.
> 
> Personally I would have considerd using "aviori" style rice, but I have 
> no idea if this kind was widely available in Europe in our period, if at 
> all. Anyone?

What is "aviori" style rice.  My knowledge is sadly lacking on rice, 
personally, I dislike rice.  Comes from "having" to eat it!

> 
> /UlfR
> 
> --
> Par Leijonhufvud                  par.leijonhufvud at labtek.ki.se 
> "I think, therefore I parse regular expressions."
> 
 Phyllis L. Spurr
Eowyn ferch Rhys Cyfurdd
Barony of Elfsea, Ansteorra

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