"zxcvbob" > wrote in message
...
> Mark Thorson wrote:
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>> I'm thinking maybe the device used in
> > Japan to prepare a sort of paste from cooked rice.
> > It is like a wooden sledgehammer, which is used
> > to beat rice in something like a wooden mortar.
> >
> > Does anyone know what that's called, or where
> > I can buy one?
>
>
> It's called a "croquet mallet". For bigger production runs, you might
> try a "SledgeOmatic". <http://www.gallaghersmash.com/>
>
> HTH :-)
>
> - Bob

Excellent Bob! Excellent! <grin>

Charlie