In article <l03110708b40a17f64f6c@[209.12.175.62]>,
Dirk and Carla Wright <wright@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> At 1:26 AM +0100 9/19/99, Keith (R.K.) Berry wrote:
> > >You may have noticed that rice in your pantry does not get water
> > >logged. Rice is not very hygroscopic and therefore not a good
> > >dessicant...
> >
> >This reminds me of the time I tried to cook fried rice. I boiled
> >it in a pan until it was soft and the water had been absorbed,
> >then added some oil into the dry pan and kept stirring the rice to
> >fry it. The result was a pan of dry grains just as they had come
> >out of the packet, except they were now a bit greasier!
> >
> Sounds like British cooking to me!
It sounds more like a student away from home for the first time
making their first attempt at feeding themselves. You have to learn
quickly or starve.
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