"Janet B" > wrote in message
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> On Wed, 10 Feb 2016 12:50:08 -0600, Sqwertz >
> wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 10 Feb 2016 10:42:07 -0700, Janet B wrote:
>>
>>> On Wed, 10 Feb 2016 09:34:36 -0600, Sqwertz >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Wed, 10 Feb 2016 07:57:36 -0500, Gary wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I finally had a reason to try it. Have been not feeling well on and
>>>>>> off for
>>>>>> days and really didn't feel up to cooking just now but wanted soup.
>>>>>> So I
>>>>>> used this to make a chicken soup and yes, I used canned chicken as
>>>>>> well.
>>>>>> And the end result? Just exactly like it comes out when I cook the
>>>>>> rice
>>>>>> myself. I am happy!
>>>>>
>>>>> This is good news, Julie. You bought a case based on good reviews.
>>>>> Good that you tried one before you might depend on it. Now you know
>>>>> it's a good thing.
>>>>
>>>>It's still that nasty cultured wild rice. True wild rice is so much
>>>>better than those skinny black mouse turds.
>>>>
>>>>http://www.mooselakewildrice.com/
>>>>
>>>>-sw
>>>
>>> "Cultured Wild Rice?" I wasn't able to find a good reference for
>>> this. I see there are farmers? who intentionally grow wild rice in
>>> swamp land they have developed. I don't think that's what you mean?
>>> I'm hung up on the term cultured (like cultured pearls) vs.
>>> cultivated. Explain more please.
>>
>>Yeah, I meant cultivated. Not cultured. It's the black hulled stuff
>>that is selectively bred and planted rather than true wild rice like
>>that I pictured above.
>>
>>They sell both the cultivated and the truly wild stuff (the wild stuff
>>being $2/lb more):
>>
>>http://www.mooselakewildrice.com/sto...x.php?cPath=21
>>
>>-sw
> I don't think I have ever had the all tan, really wild stuff. I may
> have had a mixture years ago. Now all I see is the all black skinny
> stuff.


Me too and even then I have to mail order it. It's hard to find in the
stores here and when I do find it, it's very expensive. Can get it cheaper
online.