"Sheldon" > wrote in message
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>
> Dee Randall wrote:
>> "Sheldon" > wrote in message
>> >
>> > If it's real Basmati (imported) just be sure to wash it very
> well...
>> > only rice harvested in the US is fit for human consumption as
> packaged.
>>
>> Sheldon, yes, I do wash my rice pretty well. I've seen travel
> pictures of
>> the rice piled in the road, and I've been to Nepal where people sit
> for
>> hours picking lice off the top of each other's heads. Yuk! Look what
> you've
>> done now!
>> However, do you have any suggestions other than just 4-5 washings?
>> On all my veggies, I usually spray vinegar on them after rinsing off,
> and
>> let them sit on the counter for a while.
>
> Lice nothing... did you ever notice how there are no toilets within a
> hundred miles of those rice paddys... the rice paddy IS the toilet...
> not just for the water buffalo, all that human waste too.
>
> I wash Basmati until the water runs clear, I use a fine mesh sieve set
> into a pot. Then I soak it about a half hour. Drain, rinse, and cook.
> Soaked you only need one cup water to each cup dry rice. I find
> Basmati cooks up better if soaked. There are at least a zillion
> ingredients you can add to Basmati, or any rice for that matter.
>
> Sheldon
>
Finally!! A person who only uses one cup water to each cup dry rice!! I
thought I am the only person in the universe that uses 1-1.

One winter we camped at Cocoapah Bend, Yuma, Arizona, next to the lettuce
fields. We would occasionally see the planes spraying the fields; but for
some reason early in the morning a few dogs would run up and down the rows
of lettuce, one set of the dog's legs on each side of the lettuce head,
dragging their 'bottoms' all the complete row. It was the silliest sight
and still stays in my mind when I'm shopping for lettuce.
Dee