"Ema Nymton" > wrote in message
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> On 6/2/2013 5:14 AM, F Murtz wrote:
>> I have a large cloth bag of rice which I stored in a plastic barrel with
>> mixed fruit,sultanas,peel,dried pineapple,dried apple,cherries and etc.
>> It is now odoriferous and tastes funny even after cooking.
>> Can anything be done?
>> I suppose I could use it in meals that are strong enough flavour to mask
>> it, but what?
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> You could make Rice Bags out of it. Not sure if you have used them, but
> you put the rice bag in the microwave, nuke it for a minute or two, then
> throw the hot bag in the bottom of your bread basket, underneath the
> napkin, it will keep your rolls hot throughout the meal. Use heavyweight
> cotton to make the Rice Bags.

Not if it smells bad! My mom once gave me a buckwheat pillow that had gone
moldy. I thought it smelled a little weird but the odor became extremely
pronounced when I nuked it. Eeeew! Now I think I know why they often add
lavender and other herbs to those things.