On 12/16/2012 12:00 PM, Gary wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> On 12/16/2012 11:18 AM, Gary wrote:
>>> Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>>>
>>>> "Julie Bove" wrote:
>>>>>
>>>> With your bits of different brown rice I'd feed it all to the birds
>>>> and buy a package of new... brown rice has a short shelf life anyway,
>>>> unless refrigerated/frozen it goes rancid in less than a year... most
>>>> folks who eat brown rice don't notice the rancidity; TIAD.
>>>
>>> Good info, Sheldon. I've got some brown rice about that old. I'll feed the
>>> birds with it.
>>>
>>> G.
>>>
>> Cook it first! Raw rice expands, as you well know, and as such is not
>> good for birds.
>>
>> Jill
>
> I'll do that Jill. The last many weddings I've attended didn't want us to
> throw the traditional rice, they requested bird seed instead.
>
> Gary
>
Same here, Gary. I've even helped a girlfriend make what *felt like*
hundreds of those little "bird seed bags" with squares of tulle netting,
each little bag tied with a tiny slippery ribbon. A cutesy thing to be
given to the wedding guests so they'll have something to throw. What a
PITA that was! But yes, please, cook the rice.

Jill