"Oregonian Haruspex" > wrote in message
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> On 2014-12-16 04:51:45 +0000, Julie Bove said:
>
>> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Mon, 15 Dec 2014 20:33:30 -0600, Janet Wilder wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 12/15/2014 7:28 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>>>> On Mon, 15 Dec 2014 16:20:12 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I've been craving this soup. It's been years since I made it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.food.com/recipe/byerlys-w...ce-soup-178083
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Byerly's Wild Rice Soup
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 6 tablespoons butter
>>>>>> 1 tablespoon minced onion
>>>>>> 1/2 cup flour
>>>>>> 3 cups chicken broth
>>>>>> 2 cups wild rice, cooked
>>>>>> 1/3 cup cooked ham, diced
>>>>>> 1/2 cup carrot, finely shredded
>>>>>> 3 tablespoons slivered almonds (chopped)
>>>>>> 1/2 teaspoon salt
>>>>>> 1 cup half-and-half
>>>>>> 2 tablespoons dry sherry
>>>>>> snipped parsley (for garnish) or chives (for garnish)
>>>>>
>>>>> Is that 2 cups of cooked wild rice, or do you cook 2 cups of wild
>>>>> rice?
>>>>>
>>>>> :-)
>>>>
>>>> Funny man.
>>>
>>> Ahh, but It really IS ambiguous. Especially when the same recipe uses
>>> terms such as:
>>>
>>> 1 tablespoon minced onion
>>> 1/3 cup cooked ham, diced
>>> 1/2 cup carrot, finely shredded
>>> 3 tablespoons slivered almonds (chopped)
>>>
>>> We would assume it's 2 cups of cooked wild rice (judging by the amount
>>> of liquid in the recipe), but then look at the "cooked ham" ingredient
>>> which is specifically cooked before measuring. And the onion is
>>> measure minced, so then why isn't the carrot listed as "1/2 cup finely
>>> shredded carrot"? Then we have a third form of ambiguity using
>>> parenthesis as in "almonds (chopped)".
>>>
>>> The order of the terms used in this recipe are not consistent and
>>> could be confusing to some people. As an editor yourself I would
>>> think you would consider this bad form.
>>>
>>> -sw
>>
>> Yep. Certainly wouldn't work as written. The wild rice that I cooked
>> yesterday called for 2 cups of broth to 1/2 cup of rice. And it wasn't
>> soup.
>
> It would work as written. Properly done, this soup is very thick indeed.
> Almost a rice casserole in texture.
>
> I'm not sure if t

I really don't think it would. In fact I don't think that's even enough
liquid to cook the rice!