On Mon 06 Apr 2009 05:11:06p, Jean B. told us...

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> On Mon 06 Apr 2009 02:16:10p, Jean B. told us...
>>
>>> Dimitri wrote:
>>>> "Andy" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> Becca said...
>>>>>
>>>>>> Minute Rice
>>>> Used in catering because it will hold shape and texture.
>>> But, unless it has changed over the years (I bought/consumed it
>>> when I was pretty young), you can tell it is Minute Rice....
>>>
>>
>> Apparently, Jean, it has changed, though I have not bought any.
>> Friends of ours had us over for dinner and one of the dishes was a rice
>> pilaf. She used minute rice (she told me beforehand), and I really
>> couldn't tell.
>>
> Really!!!!! It used to have that certain odd texture.
>

Yes, I remember that from years ago. My mom bought a box once and none of
us liked it. It was never bought again. As I recall, part of the texture
issue was that of broken grains of rice, and somewhat rough.

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Wayne Boatwright

"One man's meat is another man's poison"
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