"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>
> "George M. Middius" > wrote in message
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>> marco wrote:
>>
>>>On Wednesday, February 29, 2012 4:49:26 PM UTC-8, Andy Tillinghast wrote:
>>>> On Feb 29, 4:46 pm, marco > wrote:
>>>> > the directions for brown rice:
>>>> >
>>>> > Bring water to a rolling boil
>>>> > in "uncovered" container.
>>>> > I think I've seen these directions before
>>>> > for frozen vegetables.
>>>> >
>>>> > uncovered? why?
>>>> > it takes Longer to boil if uncovered
>>>> >
>>>> > marc
>>>>
>>>> Not enough to worry about it.
>>>
>>>I'm not worried, just curious
>>>that there may be a reason,
>>>but I can't think of one
>>
>> Some people also preach that you *must* keep the lid on when boiling
>> pasta. Ho-hum.
>
> Who?

Somebody who never cooked pasta.

Paul