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?

"F Murtz" > wrote in message
...
>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?

How old is the rice and what kind is it? And why in the world would you
have stored it like that?

You could try rinsing it well before cooking or only use it in sweet dishes
like a rice pudding with fruit or some kind of middle Eastern type rice with
raisins in it. But most likely I would just toss it. It might be spoiled
if it tastes funny.

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?

Rice is cheap. Put it in your trashcan. Buy smaller amounts next time.

G.

Julie Bove wrote:
>
> You could try rinsing it well before cooking or only use it in sweet dishes
> like a rice pudding with fruit or some kind of middle Eastern type rice with
> raisins in it.

uhh...no!

> But most likely I would just toss it. It might be spoiled
> if it tastes funny.

Food that tastes "off" should always be trashed. ALWAYS! The chance of food
poisoning is never worth trying to save a few dollars by salvaging bad food.

G.

On 6/2/2013 8:42 AM, Gary wrote:
> Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> You could try rinsing it well before cooking or only use it in sweet dishes
>> like a rice pudding with fruit or some kind of middle Eastern type rice with
>> raisins in it.
>
> uhh...no!
>
>> But most likely I would just toss it. It might be spoiled
>> if it tastes funny.
>
> Food that tastes "off" should always be trashed. ALWAYS! The chance of food
> poisoning is never worth trying to save a few dollars by salvaging bad food.
>
> G.
>
Also, it's not as if rice is expensive.

Jill

Gary wrote:

>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.

The rice picked up the odor of the dried fruit.. and ordinary dried
fruit is not dry, it contains significant water, your rice absorbed
moisture from the fruit and began to ferment. Next time don't use
ordinary dried fruit, use freeze dried... better yet keep the rice
separate.

>> Can anything be done?
>> I suppose I could use it in meals that are strong enough flavour to mask
>> it, but what?

Right, add perfectly good ingredients to your crappy rice... real
smart.

>Rice is cheap. Put it in your trashcan. Buy smaller amounts next time.

Next time don't mix rice with dried fruit until you're ready to cook
it... and I'd not eat it but I'd not toss it in the trash... I'd toss
it out for the birds.

On 6/2/2013 4:14 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?




Are you a survivalist? If so and if you store food like this often,
research your methods. I can't think of any food that is non-perishable
under the wrong storage conditions (except Twinkies, perhaps.)

Rice and pasta eventually get rancid or off-flavors. They don't kee
forever.

gloria p

"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> You could try rinsing it well before cooking or only use it in sweet
>> dishes
>> like a rice pudding with fruit or some kind of middle Eastern type rice
>> with
>> raisins in it.
>
> uhh...no!
>
>> But most likely I would just toss it. It might be spoiled
>> if it tastes funny.
>
> Food that tastes "off" should always be trashed. ALWAYS! The chance of
> food
> poisoning is never worth trying to save a few dollars by salvaging bad
> food.

Well that is what I would do. I wouldn't even question it! Then again I
would never have stored it like that to begin with!

But I do know some people who are unwilling to ever toss anything out. Then
again, some of those people are also often baffled as to why they are sick
to their stomachs so often.

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?


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.

Becca

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?


Does it taste like fruit? Use it for rice pudding. Or serve it with
something like Sweet and Sour Chicken.

Does it taste like mold? Throw it away.

Bob

On 6/3/2013 10:34 AM, Ema Nymton wrote:
> 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?
>
>
> 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.
>
> Becca

That is an interesting idea. You could also use the rice to blind bake a
pie crust. Heck, you could heat up the rice first. That might work out
great.

"Ema Nymton" > wrote in message
...
> 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?
>
>
> 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.

Beef tips in brown gravy. There ya go.

Beef tips in brown gravy. There ya go.