Wild rice (was: SC - Newcomers Redaction)
Phyllis Spurr
PSPURR at r03.tdh.state.tx.us
Fri Oct 10 07:56:07 PDT 1997
> 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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