On 2014-12-17 17:58:44 +0000, Brooklyn1 said:

> On Tue, 16 Dec 2014 22:09:21 -0600, Sqwertz >
> wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 16 Dec 2014 12:46:45 -0800, Oregonian Haruspex wrote:
>>>
>>> She took the photo last night so here we go!
>>>
>>> http://i.imgur.com/nsvBZLc.jpg
>>
>> See how that's written? "2 cups COOKED wild rice".
>>
>> That recipe was written correctly. But as it gets poassed through the
>> grapevine it's gets all mangled by idiots. That's a real peeve of
>> mine (can you tell?).
>
> "2 cups COOKED wild rice" means exactly the same as "2 cups wild rice,
> cooked". Like most people the dwarf hasn't a clue about comma usage.
> Truth is either is culinarily incorrect, wild rice is best cooked in
> the soup... but first I toast wild rice in a dry pan.

No, Sheldon, it does not mean the same thing. "2 cups wild rice,
cooked" means you measure two cups of wild rice, then cook it. It's
not an urban legend.
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