why does can of lentils say do not allow to boil?
garlan
the can said Pour into pot, heat for 3-4 min, do not allow to boil,
drain before serving.
Why does it say "do not allow to boil"?
Serene Vannoy
Lentils are fragile. The canned ones will turn to mush if you let them
go through a vigorous boil. Still safe and tasty, but the texture will
be wrong.
Serene
Jerry Avins
Because you want discrete lentils, not the lentil equivalent of pea
soup.
Lentils are as easy to cook as rice. (Sometimes I cook a mix.) For
eating at home, canned lentils make no more sense to me than canned
rice.
Jerry
--
Engineering is the art of making what you want from things you can get.
John Kuthe
I would imagine the canning process cooks the lentils enough so they
are probably ready to use and just require warming. Boiling canned
lentils will overcook them, from what Serene and the other poster
said.
John Kuthe...
garlan
>In article <93n6uc...@mid.individual.net>, gar...@hotmail.com
>says...
> They have been fully cooked and sterilised in the cannin process.
> They don't need further cooking, just heating through.
> If you boil them they will break down into the final stage of
>lentil cooked-ness, which is a sludgy mush.
>
> Janet
Thanks girls and guys!
Janet
> Lentils are as easy to cook as rice. (Sometimes I cook a mix.) For
> eating at home, canned lentils make no more sense to me than canned
> rice.
>
> Jerry
Many of us who normally cook beans and legumes "from scratch" keep a few
cans on hand for convenience at odd times.
The major argument in favor of canned lentils over canned rice is probably
that lentils CAN be canned without destroying them. I shudder to think of
canned rice! :) (On the other hand, I shudder to think of most canned
vegetables, especially asparagus and spinach. Yuck! I admit I've never had
canned lentils, just canned lentil soup.)
Julie Bove
"garlan" <gar...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Because they'll break apart if you boil them.
Julie Bove
"Janet" <box...@maine.rr.com> wrote in message
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I have had canned rice before and it tastes just fine.
John Kuthe
> "Janet" <boxh...@maine.rr.com> wrote in message
The taste is not the issue, it'd be the texture.
I make my brown rice from scratch in a large batch, then I refrigerate
it and use it as needed. It's wonderful!
John Kuthe...
sf
Probably because you'll turn them to mush, but that's what you wanted
if you actually *bought* precooked lentils. They cook in 20 minutes,
so we have yet another poster who thinks their "time" is worth more
than gold.
--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.
jmcquown
"Melba's Jammin'" <barbsc...@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> In article <93n6uc...@mid.individual.net>,
>
> --
> Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
Exactly. It takes dried lentils about 20 minutes to cook (and still
maintain their form and texture), during which time you can add all sorts of
yummy things to them. There's no real reason I can think of to buy canned
lentils.
Jill
Janet
> On May 20, 9:30 am, "Julie Bove" <julieb...@frontier.com> wrote:
>> "Janet" <boxh...@maine.rr.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:93nbdt...@mid.individual.net...
>>
>>> Jerry Avins wrote:
>>>> Lentils are as easy to cook as rice. (Sometimes I cook a mix.) For
>>>> eating at home, canned lentils make no more sense to me than canned
>>>> rice.
>>
>>>> Jerry
>>
>>> Many of us who normally cook beans and legumes "from scratch" keep
>>> a few cans on hand for convenience at odd times.
>>
>>> The major argument in favor of canned lentils over canned rice is
>>> probably that lentils CAN be canned without destroying them. I
>>> shudder to think of canned rice! :) (On the other hand, I shudder
>>> to think of most canned vegetables, especially asparagus and
>>> spinach. Yuck! I admit I've never had canned lentils, just canned
>>> lentil soup.)
>>
>> I have had canned rice before and it tastes just fine.
>
> The taste is not the issue, it'd be the texture.
Yeah, that's what I'd be worried about, too.
> I make my brown rice from scratch in a large batch, then I refrigerate
> it and use it as needed. It's wonderful!
>
> John Kuthe...
That's what we do, because my H is such a lover of brown rice he would
happily live on it. :) There is a brand we [articularly like--Hanmi--that
we've been buying in big sacks at one of the Asian markets for the last few
years. An enormous improvement in texture over "supermarket" brown rice. One
thing I've noticed about it is that some othe ends of the grains are
greenish.
Julie Bove
The texture was fine too, but there was a big much sauce. It was Mexican
rice.
garlan
I was really struggling to eat them - was too plain.
What things would you suggest adding?
Brooklyn1
>"Melba's Jammin'" wrote:
>> "garlan" wrote:
>>
>>> got a can of lentils, looks like they're in water.
>>> the can said Pour into pot, heat for 3-4 min, do not allow to boil,
>>> drain before serving. Why does it say "do not allow to boil"?
>>
>> They're already tender and hard boiling will break them down more.
>
>maintain their form and texture), during which time you can add all sorts of
>yummy things to them. There's no real reason I can think of to buy canned
>lentils.
I've never particularly looked but I've not seen canned lentils that I
remember, canned lentil soup yes, but not just plain canned lentils...
I can't imagine there'd be a market for canned lentils, as you say
they cook in like 20 minutes (it would make as much sense to market
plain canned rice). I don't make lentil soup, the one time I made a
minestrone with lentils and froze some batches the lentils turned to
mush. I'm not fond of lentils anyway, lentils really taste like
dirt... I think anyone who enjoys lentils would think beets are
orgasmic. It probably wasn't an apple, Eve treated Adam to a nibble
of her sweet and sour pickled beet! <g>
jmcquown
> In article <93o3kk...@mid.individual.net>,
> "garlan" <gar...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I was really struggling to eat them - was too plain.
>>
>> What things would you suggest adding?
>
> Add some fresh (peeled and chopped) or diced canned tomatoes and simmer
> for 5-10 minutes. Stir in the lentils, add some sliced or diced Polish
> sausage; heat through, and serve over rice. Poor man's food in some
> parts of the world and pretty tasty. (You could leave out the meat if
> you wanted to.)
>
> --
> Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
I cook them in chicken broth and make lentil soup. Add finely chopped
onion, cooked crumbled bacon, sometimes chopped spinach.
Jill
Storrmmee
are close enough to let you know if you want to go for a big bag of dry, Lee
"Janet" <box...@maine.rr.com> wrote in message
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Storrmmee
Lee
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Storrmmee
"sf" <s...@geemail.com> wrote in message
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Storrmmee
stretch food budget.
-first time trying beans/legumes and the can looked like a good place to
start.
-younger cooke with limited space and cooking appliances
-gift from family or food pantry
-they like other types of canned beans and wanted something new to try.
its obvious this is a new product to the poster and they came here asking a
specific question, not asking for a critic of their food choices, this gets
to me as much as when others say they hate something and people wine about
that.
Lee
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Storrmmee
-season with whatever spices you like simple salt and pepper to hot sauce,
add just a bit and taste,
good luck,
Lee
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jmcquown
"Storrmmee" <rgr...@consolidated.net> wrote in message
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> lets see if i can:-they were on close out for cheap and poster is trying
> to stretch food budget.
> -first time trying beans/legumes and the can looked like a good place to
> start.
> -younger cooke with limited space and cooking appliances
> -gift from family or food pantry
> -they like other types of canned beans and wanted something new to try.
>
> its obvious this is a new product to the poster and they came here asking
> a specific question, not asking for a critic of their food choices, this
> gets to me as much as when others say they hate something and people wine
> about that.
>
> Lee
NO, Lee. The OP's question was why not boil canned lentils? First of all,
I don't think any of us have ever seen canned lentils (other than canned
lentil soup - Campbells, Progresso, etc.) Actual (dried) lentils only take
about 20 minutes to cook and you gently simmer them, you don't boil them
unless you want to get mush.
Jill
Storrmmee
indicates that the op wasn't familar with lentils in any form, i am not sure
if we have ever had canned lentils or not, i am not over fond of them, but
it isn't relevant asto if you or i have tried them, the op is asking about
them, if you think there isn't such a product you should have said that from
the get go...
Lee
ps at least you weren't overly rude about it.
"jmcquown" <j_mc...@comcast.net> wrote in message
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jmcquown
> no the op's question was why did the can say to not boil them, which
> indicates that the op wasn't familar with lentils in any form, i am not
> sure if we have ever had canned lentils or not, i am not over fond of
> them, but it isn't relevant asto if you or i have tried them, the op is
> asking about them, if you think there isn't such a product you should have
> said that from the get go...
>
> Lee
"you gently simmer them, you don't boil them unless you want to get mush."
I don't know how much more clear that can be.
I never heard of canned lentils (sans soup). I've never seen canned rice,
either. If I ever do, I would hope it would be in the decovery of a 1950's
bomb shelter. Who wants to eat canned lentils or canned rice when they're
so easy to cook?
Jill
Giusi
"jmcquown" <j_mc...@comcast.net> ha scritto nel messaggio
Who wants to eat canned lentils or canned rice when they're
> so easy to cook?
People without kitchens, temporarily or permanently? Campers?
sf
<rgr...@consolidated.net> wrote:
> you can be so rude and not even add anything amusing or productive, Lee
Absolutely. That's the way I treat idiots and trolls. I thought that
one was a troll, but it turned out to be a first class idiot. Too
bad, so sad.
sf
> I was really struggling to eat them - was too plain.
>
> What things would you suggest adding?
You could mix a can of rice in with them; lentils and rice are a nice
mixture. Google is full of recipes for that combination.
sf
wrote:
> Who wants to eat canned lentils or canned rice when they're
> so easy to cook?
Busy people, of course!
sf
wrote:
Those people have other choices.
Giusi
"sf" <s...@geemail.com> ha scritto nel messaggio
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> On Sat, 21 May 2011 08:23:46 +0200, "Giusi" <deco...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> "jmcquown" <j_mc...@comcast.net> ha scritto nel messaggio
>>
>> Who wants to eat canned lentils or canned rice when they're
>> > so easy to cook?
>>
>> People without kitchens, temporarily or permanently? Campers?
>>
> Those people have other choices.
Everyone has other choices, for crying out loud. There is obviously a
market for them. Although I never have seen canned rice.
jmcquown
> On 20 May 2011 21:09:42 GMT, "garlan" <gar...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I was really struggling to eat them - was too plain.
>>
>> What things would you suggest adding?
>
> You could mix a can of rice in with them; lentils and rice are a nice
> mixture. Google is full of recipes for that combination.
>
> --
never seen canned rice. Someone show me a brand of either or with a link,
please.
Jill
Storrmmee
cook, everyone is not so skilled/fortunate to have the time to be so... as
to that canned rice, i would love to try that just to say i did, Lee
"jmcquown" <j_mc...@comcast.net> wrote in message
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Storrmmee
Storrmmee
are as nutritious, and who are you to critisize the food choices of another
for whatever reason especially if you haven't been invited to eat it,... Lee
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Brooklyn1
>"jmcquown" writes:
>
> Who wants to eat canned lentils or canned rice when they're
>> so easy to cook?
>
>People without kitchens, temporarily or permanently? Campers?
I doubt it... people without kitchens can find much better canned
foods than plain rice and lentils... and folks don't go camping to eat
like peasants.
Brooklyn1
<rgr...@consolidated.net> wrote:
>how do you know what their choices are? how can you say the other choices
>are as nutritious, and who are you to critisize the food choices of another
>for whatever reason especially if you haven't been invited to eat it,... Lee
Have you never been to a grocery store to see all the nutritious
choices of canned foods... it's these assinine posts of yours that
make your stories so unbelieveable... there is no toothless old man,
you dreamed that up in your drunken drug induced stupor... and you do
not work as a deli clerk, maybe you did years ago for a week and were
fired. Lee/Storrmmee whatever... you are a troll and a LIAR... and to
date have contributed nothing useful or on topic.
Brooklyn1
>
>Do an internet search for recipes for dahl (also spelled daal, dal, and
>dhal) which is the name for lentils in the East... there are hundreds of
>tasty variations.
None use canned lentils. Canned lentils do exist but are difficult to
locate in grocery stores, pretty much need to buy them on line, and
then they are much too pricy to make them a choice for most people.
There are freeze dried cooked lentils for campers, again very pricy.
Lentils are an ingredient mainly used to stretch dishes amongst poor
people, they are not going to buy canned. And canned are already
cooked so wouldn't work in dishes that require cooking. I will look
for canned lentils next I shop, if I find them I will buy a can to
try. I've never seen this brand in any store:
http://tinyurl.com/3pn38og
http://www.amazon.com/Eden-Organic-Lentils-Onion-15-Ounce/dp/B000LKTKZ0/ref=sr_1_2?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1305993861&sr=1-2
jmcquown
"Brooklyn1" <Gravesend1> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 21 May 2011 07:32:13 -0500, "Storrmmee"
> <rgr...@consolidated.net> wrote:
>
>>how do you know what their choices are? how can you say the other choices
>>are as nutritious, and who are you to critisize the food choices of
>>another
>>for whatever reason especially if you haven't been invited to eat it,...
>>Lee
>
> Have you never been to a grocery store to see all the nutritious
> choices of canned foods... it's these assinine posts of yours that
> make your stories so unbelieveable... there is no toothless old man,
> you dreamed that up in your drunken drug induced stupor... and you do
> not work as a deli clerk, maybe you did years ago for a week and were
> fired. Lee/Storrmmee whatever... you are a troll and a LIAR... and to
> date have contributed nothing useful or on topic.
>
Jill
jmcquown
> you make my point, they are easy for YOU because you are an accomplished
> cook, everyone is not so skilled/fortunate to have the time to be so... as
> to that canned rice, i would love to try that just to say i did, Lee
>
the time :)
I've still never seen canned lentils or canned rice. Relax. It takes a
thick skin to hang out with rfc'rs ;)
Jill
jmcquown
"Brooklyn1" <Gravesend1> wrote in message
Oh give me a break. Beans and rice (lentils are not beans) are a staple in
many cultures. Red beans & rice, black beans and rice. All they need is a
little seasoning. Add some meat if you want to. Either way, you've got a
meal. The concept I can't wrap my head around is canned lentils or canned
rice...
Jill
sf
Unlike some people, I don't talk to myself... but if I did, then the
answer would be yes.
-------------------------
sf
> Canned rice? I've never seen it. Not apt to get any either. I'm a
> rice snob (grin).
Curious: Have you ever seen canned lentils?
garlan
>Brooklyn1 wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>> Janet wrote:
>> >
>> > Do an internet search for recipes for dahl (also spelled daal,
>>dal, > and dhal) which is the name for lentils in the East...
>>there are > hundreds of tasty variations.
>>
>> None use canned lentils. Canned lentils do exist but are
>>difficult to locate in grocery stores, pretty much need to buy
>>them on line, and then they are much too pricy to make them a
>>choice for most people.
>
>Depends on the area and type of market. I can get them here easily.
>Plain at a local hispanic market and spiced at both Asian and local
>regular markets.
Potatos are available tinned in big british supermarkets.
http://www.mysupermarket.co.uk/grocery-categories/Tinned_Potato_In_ASDA.html
as well as carrots, babycorn, lentils,
Are pulses-peas,beans,lentils, supposed to be left to sprout? or ist
that only for those that eat them raw?
Storrmmee
one of the things i really appreciate about you is that even when we
disagree, you are generallay civilized about it, and i can depend on you to
agree to disagree when we come to an empass...
again thanks,
Lee
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Storrmmee
think with all the skilled cooking sorts here, all the food experimentation
going on, all the new things to try that people would be a bit more
accepting of lifetsyles and alternative types of people in the world...
beyond laughing myself to tears over some attempts at flame wars, i have
gotten a lot of valuable recipe ideas here... and honestly it has kept me
going during the frusteration of getting the house on track...
I am thinking of seeing if i can find canned lentils, after rereading julies
post, i do think i have seen a can of spanish rice but it was years ago...
might look for that also..
Lee
"jmcquown" <j_mc...@comcast.net> wrote in message
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Storrmmee
Storrmmee
small baby sliced, and cubed... also sweet potatoes and yams,
Lee
"garlan" <gar...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Storrmmee
vaguely remember a can of spanish rice.... and btw missy rice snob, ...
what should all aspiring rice snobs want to eat and why? lol,
Lee, not a snob but a rice hog, "oh its rice" " no don't bother with an
entree this rice will do..."
"cshenk" <csh...@cox.net> wrote in message
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> sf wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>> On 20 May 2011 21:09:42 GMT, "garlan" <gar...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > I was really struggling to eat them - was too plain.
>> >
>> > What things would you suggest adding?
>>
>> You could mix a can of rice in with them; lentils and rice are a nice
>> mixture. Google is full of recipes for that combination.
>
> One of the ways i like it, with onions, hard highly spiced 'sausage'
> (Think a type like hot pepperoni but in chunks not slivers) then served
> with the lentil 'juice' over rice. Hot sauce to taste at the side.
Storrmmee
one started? Lee
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> In article <9rnft61vjrqd3f6b8...@4ax.com>, Brooklyn1 says...
>>
>> Janet wrote:
>> >
>> >Do an internet search for recipes for dahl (also spelled daal, dal, and
>> >dhal) which is the name for lentils in the East... there are hundreds of
>> >tasty variations.
>>
>> None use canned lentils.
>
> I've never seen canned lentils so never tried making dahls with them.
> But if someone's trying to make cheap nutritious lentils tastier, dahl's
> the way to go.
>
>
> Janet
>
sf
<rgr...@consolidated.net> wrote:
> lol, just sad, Lee
Maybe in your little world.
sf
wrote:
> I've honestly never looked for canned lentils so have no idea. They
> cook up from dry in the pressure cooker quite easily and quickly.
Oh man, I hate to think of what pressure cooked lentils would do in my
hands since I over cooked white beans just by bringing them up to
pressure and cooled the pot off using the fast method. :(
sf
> Yes. Both plain and spiced. Not a 'common' item but I know 3 places
> within 4 miles of me to get them.
Thanks!
Storrmmee
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Brooklyn1
wrote:
>
>"Brooklyn1" <Gravesend1> wrote in message
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>> "Giusi" wrote:
>>>"jmcquown" writes:
>>>
>>> Who wants to eat canned lentils or canned rice when they're
>>>> so easy to cook?
>>>
>>>People without kitchens, temporarily or permanently? Campers?
>>
>> I doubt it... people without kitchens can find much better canned
>> foods than plain rice and lentils... and folks don't go camping to eat
>> like peasants.
>>
>
>Oh give me a break. Beans and rice (lentils are not beans).
Lentils are botanically and culinarilly just as much a bean as any
other bean, they are legumes.
pulse
The dried seed of any of several LEGUMES including BEANS, PEAS and
LENTILS.
© Copyright Barron's Educational Services, Inc. 1995 based on THE FOOD
LOVER'S COMPANION, 2nd edition, by Sharon Tyler Herbst
Brooklyn1
>"Brooklyn1" wrote:
>> On Sat, 21 May 2011 07:32:13 -0500, "Storrmmee"
>> <rgr...@consolidated.net> wrote:
>>
>>>how do you know what their choices are? how can you say the other choices
>>>are as nutritious, and who are you to critisize the food choices of
>>>another
>>>for whatever reason especially if you haven't been invited to eat it,...
>>>Lee
>>
>> Have you never been to a grocery store to see all the nutritious
>> choices of canned foods... it's these assinine posts of yours that
>> make your stories so unbelieveable... there is no toothless old man,
>> you dreamed that up in your drunken drug induced stupor... and you do
>> not work as a deli clerk, maybe you did years ago for a week and were
>> fired. Lee/Storrmmee whatever... you are a troll and a LIAR... and to
>> date have contributed nothing useful or on topic.
>>
>Back off, Sheldon! Lee is a friend from another newsgroup. Not a troll.
Then she needs to stay at that other newsgroup. Where food is
concerned she's a moron, and she's as much a shit stirrer as any other
troll.
And if the newbies would learn to *properly* trim and clean up the
attributions then I could tell who said what... what a bunch of
pinheaded SLOBS... that lying lazy top poster is no asset.
Brooklyn1
>sf wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>> On 20 May 2011 21:09:42 GMT, "garlan" <gar...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > I was really struggling to eat them - was too plain.
>> >
>> > What things would you suggest adding?
>>
>> You could mix a can of rice in with them; lentils and rice are a nice
>> mixture. Google is full of recipes for that combination.
>
>One of the ways i like it, with onions, hard highly spiced 'sausage'
>(Think a type like hot pepperoni but in chunks not slivers) then served
>with the lentil 'juice' over rice. Hot sauce to taste at the side.
>
>Canned rice? I've never seen it. Not apt to get any either. I'm a
>rice snob (grin).
And anyone who prepares lentil and rice dishes cooks the lentils along
with the rice, they cook in the same time... if you ever cooked
lentils separately and tried to blend them with cooked rice the
lentils would turn to mush.
Brooklyn1
>On Sat, 21 May 2011 14:19:26 -0500, "cshenk" <csh...@cox.net> wrote:
>
>> Canned rice? I've never seen it. Not apt to get any either. I'm a
>> rice snob (grin).
If resonably priced canned pork fly lice might be a big seller... I'd
keep cans in the fridge to eat cold from the can for breakfast... I
bet many do the same with Chinese take out LOs... cold congealed chow
mein heavily dressed with hot mustard is a great hangover cure. When I
was a teen and came home late from carousing if I couldn't find
something in the fridge my favorite quick snack was Chun King cold
from the can. LOL In the fourth grade touring the Chun King factory
was a class trip. I wonder why they failed, they made a much better
product than La Choy.
>Curious: Have you ever seen canned lentils?
I've never seen them but they exist, Amazon sells them. But I can't
imagine too many buying canned lentils at more than $2 a can when dry
lentils sell for a little more than $1/lb. Honeyvillegrain.com sells
a 25 pound bag of lentils for $36.
http://store.honeyvillegrain.com/beans-lentils25lb1.aspx
jmcquown
"Brooklyn1" <Gravesend1> wrote in message
> "jmcquown" wrote:
>>"Brooklyn1" wrote:
>
>>> On Sat, 21 May 2011 07:32:13 -0500, "Storrmmee"
>>> <rgr...@consolidated.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>>how do you know what their choices are? how can you say the other
>>>>choices
>>>>are as nutritious, and who are you to critisize the food choices of
>>>>another
>>>>for whatever reason especially if you haven't been invited to eat it,...
>>>>Lee
>>>
>>> Have you never been to a grocery store to see all the nutritious
>>> choices of canned foods... it's these assinine posts of yours that
>>> make your stories so unbelieveable... there is no toothless old man,
>>> you dreamed that up in your drunken drug induced stupor... and you do
>>> not work as a deli clerk, maybe you did years ago for a week and were
>>> fired. Lee/Storrmmee whatever... you are a troll and a LIAR... and to
>>> date have contributed nothing useful or on topic.
>>>
>>Back off, Sheldon! Lee is a friend from another newsgroup. Not a troll.
>
> Then she needs to stay at that other newsgroup. Where food is
> concerned she's a moron, and she's as much a shit stirrer as any other
> troll.
>
> And if the newbies would learn to *properly* trim and clean up the
> attributions then I could tell who said what... what a bunch of
> pinheaded SLOBS... that lying lazy top poster is no asset.
There's a reason she top posts and doesn't trim - she's legally blind. Try
that sometime.
Jill
sf
wrote:
> In article <oiaht69m2hopc9r8u...@4ax.com>,
> sf <s...@geemail.com> wrote:
>
> > On Sat, 21 May 2011 22:10:17 -0500, Omelet <ompo...@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > I've honestly never looked for canned lentils so have no idea. They
> > > cook up from dry in the pressure cooker quite easily and quickly.
> >
> > Oh man, I hate to think of what pressure cooked lentils would do in my
> > hands since I over cooked white beans just by bringing them up to
> > pressure and cooled the pot off using the fast method. :(
>
> I use kitchen timers. :-) They have improved my cooking a LOT.
It didn't involve timing, Om. Just up to pressure and back down.
Didn't like the results. I'm cooking beans by the long method from
now on and I don't care if it takes a couple of hours. At least I'll
like the texture.
sf
> The smaller whites can be ready in as little as 30 mins
> on the stove top at a merry boil. 20 mins if you are going to sauce
> them bake them after that.
Most of the time, my beans are old enough that they take longer than
that but the last batch was really fresh and they cooked way fast.
Sure surprised me!
Brooklyn1
wrote:
>In article <td2dnYkryuBXk0XQ...@giganews.com>,
> "cshenk" <csh...@cox.net> wrote:
>
>> Brooklyn1 wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>
>> > Janet wrote:
>> > >
>> > > Do an internet search for recipes for dahl (also spelled daal, dal,
>> > > and dhal) which is the name for lentils in the East... there are
>> > > hundreds of tasty variations.
>> >
>> > None use canned lentils. Canned lentils do exist but are difficult to
>> > locate in grocery stores, pretty much need to buy them on line, and
>> > then they are much too pricy to make them a choice for most people.
>>
>> Depends on the area and type of market. I can get them here easily.
>> Plain at a local hispanic market and spiced at both Asian and local
>> regular markets.
>
>I've honestly never looked for canned lentils so have no idea. They
>cook up from dry in the pressure cooker quite easily and quickly.
I'd think a pressure processor much too potent for lentils.
Brooklyn1
wrote:
>In article <Ft2dnXTqOIijjUXQ...@giganews.com>,
> "cshenk" <csh...@cox.net> wrote:
>
>> sf wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>>
>> > On 20 May 2011 21:09:42 GMT, "garlan" <gar...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > > I was really struggling to eat them - was too plain.
>> > >
>> > > What things would you suggest adding?
>> >
>> > You could mix a can of rice in with them; lentils and rice are a nice
>> > mixture. Google is full of recipes for that combination.
>>
>> One of the ways i like it, with onions, hard highly spiced 'sausage'
>> (Think a type like hot pepperoni but in chunks not slivers) then served
>> with the lentil 'juice' over rice. Hot sauce to taste at the side.
>>
>> Canned rice? I've never seen it. Not apt to get any either. I'm a
>> rice snob (grin).
>
>I've seen frozen rice but never canned! Lentils also mix well with
>mashed potatoes.
A definite TIAD combo. No legume goes well with potato except green
peas,
Storrmmee
but am interested in having it at home also, Leenews:MPG.2842f08c5...@news.eternal-september.org...
> In article <93rgv6...@mid.individual.net>, rgr...@consolidated.net
> says...
>>
>> i have little to no experience in the food area, do you have a recipe to
>> get
>> one started? Lee
>
>
> http://www.indianfoodforever.com/daal/parsi-dal.html
>
> but lots more on that page; I like the masala one with coconut.
> Don't worry if your store cupboard is missing the odd ingredient..if I
> don't have any fresh chilis I just use dried.
>
> Janet UK
Storrmmee
don't tax this poor individual's brain power, he seems to have just noticed
he has on big boy panties and has evidentally gotten them bunched in an
uncomfortable manner so is lashing out like most toddlers do when getting
potty trained.
I rarely see his posts as i blocked him long ago from another group... and
frankly the fact that he doesn't favor my posts is most heartening, if he
did i would be a bit concerned...
OB food... we tried those prefab ribs last night... edible, easy and all the
way cooked, but way too much sauce... also something if its in the store
that our vet could buy and take home to eat... they would be fine eaten at
room temp and were very tender... Lee
"jmcquown" <j_mc...@comcast.net> wrote in message
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Giusi
"cshenk" <csh...@cox.net> ha scritto nel messaggio
> If you are too lazy to figure it out even though she's told you before,
> her screen reader for the blind 'top posts'and is not adjustable. It's
> not rocket science to follow it. The problem is the others not
> trimming, not her.
It is pretty rich for Sheldon of the filthy mouth and rain-sized soul to
criticize anyone. Even Andy isn't quite so low, but only by a micron.
Brooklyn1
Maybe legally blind to drive an automobile but with as many posts as
she makes she obviously sees plenty well enough to drive a PC. It's
fairly simple to manipulate font size. I normally need fairly strong
glasses for reading but I don't like wearing glasses at the PC,
especially later in the day, so I increase font size from my normal 14
pt to 24 pt... Agent software can manipulate font in a variety of
ways; type, size, even color... and what Agent doesn't do Microsoft
does. And there are companys that specialize in products for the
vision impaired, especially for the PC... they do make projectors that
reflect the entire PC screen image onto one's wall and blown up to
fill the entire wall, and they cost very little... I had one as a kid,
I bet they're sold at toys r us... naturally they're a little more
sophistacted for a projecting a monitor image but still they are
inexpensive. Some think everyone is ignorant about vision limitations
and the tools available to those who have problems seeing, that's why
she refuses to discuss it publicly. She's not blind, she's obviously
inconsiderate, ignorant, and lazy... are you trying to tell me one
needs to see to type, and to use the shift key... she's L A Z Y, she
has a hooray for me and fuck everyone else tude.
Storrmmee
some work on a vending machine for her... after we went to a chinese buffett
in tare Haute, this place is good for a buffett to start, but loving this
place is extra for me as they have a giant selection os suchi, including
some stuff that is very unfamilar to me as suchi bar items, last time they
had oily eel, not this time... but still by the time the dh got it on the
plate for me it was spaced nicely and almost two plates full... needless to
say i ate little else, a bit of bbq pork and a bite of brownie, just water
to drink... man i love that place.
Lee
"cshenk" <csh...@cox.net> wrote in message
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> Storrmmee wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>> as i said to jill in another post, after i reread julie's post i very
>> vaguely remember a can of spanish rice.... and btw missy rice snob,
>> ...
>
> Come to think of it, I think I have seen canned spanish rice.
>
>> what should all aspiring rice snobs want to eat and why? lol,
>>
>> Lee, not a snob but a rice hog, "oh its rice" " no don't bother with
>> an entree this rice will do..."
>
> Grin, My current stock right now is low. I have only the following
> types:
>
> My go-to Calrose, a medium grain texas grown brand 'sticky' rice that
> stacks up admirably to any asian ones of the same general type.
> Prepared properly it has a deep ricey-ness that will go with anything.
> We don't eat as much rice now that we have been stateside several years
> but we still use about 7-10 lbs a month. Mostly this. Excellent 'rice
> porridge' (congee/juk) and will not compete with the additions of other
> flavors. Adjustment of water makes this one do almost anything 'well
> enough'.
>
> Basmati long white grain, this is a Texas version right now but
> California has the same. This one has a natural aroma and is
> exceptional (India versions even more so) for making stir-fried rices
> from the leftovers. A non-sticky type, this will make that separate
> grain sort so prized by western cultures. Not overtly fluffy but very
> distinct grains even with a rice cooker. Excellent choice for indian
> curries and other dishes where you want the rice grains to stay
> separate. Not a good choice for congee/juk 'rice porridges'. Good for
> adding to soups. Does very well for spanish rice.
>
> Thai Jasmine rice, a delicate aroma of jasmine pervades the whole house
> when you make this one up. Stands on it's own with little need for any
> sauces and in fact has enough distinct jasmine flavor that it can
> combat flavor additives if not properly suited to it. Fantastic when
> matched to the dish correctly. Makes excellent rice porridge with the
> right additives (Congee/juk). USA versions of the jasmine rice are not
> yet up to snuff.
>
> 'Sushi rice' this is a short grain highly glutenous rice with a very
> sweet natural flavoring. Used (with sushi vinegar) to make sushi or
> fruits and sugars and sweet red beans are added then it is balled up to
> make a dessert. This is an add to it rice as alone it forms pretty much
> a sweet glob pretty fast. Best done on the stove top as rice makers
> tend to overcook it. Use less water than normal for this one. Best to
> start with equal water to rice then add a touch more water as you
> watch. Have not yet found a USA version that is up to snuff
>
> Ariborio (spelling?) a rice name for a small short grain 'pearl rice'.
> Thought of as Italian but this one is USA grown. Much like sushi rice
> (sweet rice) but not overtly sweet. I often mix this with the Thai
> Jasmine to make 'rice porridge' but it works on it's own. Savory rice
> puddings are made from this sort. Similar to tapioka puddings in use.
> A deeper ricy flavor than true sushi rice with less 'sweet' it becomes
> more adaptable in some aspects. I often take this one and press to
> small flattened dumplings and fry them golden then add to soups.
>
> My family doesn't like the flavor of brown rices but they in general
> would be here in at least 2 versions if they did. Brown Basmati and
> the brown jasmine grown in Texas would be my choices there. Brown
> rices excel when it comes to soups that you plan to freeze or keep
> heated for a day or so in a crockpot.
>
> Hehe as you can see, I'm a self admitted rice snob. My family is the
> same. We have rice going 5 times a week though we no longer have it
> with almost every meal like we used to.
>
> Current batch is the basmati (1 2/3c dry, 3 1/4c water). Like most
> rices, the ratio is about 1 part dry, 2 parts water. The amounts vary
> with the effect you want. The 5 cups roughly I made up this morning is
> now 3 cups left and on the warmer setting.
>
>
Storrmmee
df bought me a nuker rice maker, once we got the water ratio right it does
an adequate service here in the hotel, but i was oogling a giant rice cooker
the other day at a store... our old one only did four cups and after i used
it iwanted a big one but couldn't justify it, now i can, lol, Lee
"cshenk" <csh...@cox.net> wrote in message
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> Brooklyn1 wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> Depends on the rice type but I have added the red or brown lentils to
> the rice cooker with good effect.
Storrmmee
see the posts i sent to jill, lol lol,
thanks, Lee
"cshenk" <csh...@cox.net> wrote in message
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> Brooklyn1 wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>> "jmcquown" wrote:
>> >> "Storrmmee" wrote:
>
>> > > > how do you know what their choices are? how can you say the
>> > > > other choices are as nutritious, and who are you to critisize
>> > > > the food choices of another
>> > > > for whatever reason especially if you haven't been invited to
>> > > > eat it,... Lee
>
>> > Back off, Sheldon! Lee is a friend from another newsgroup. Not a
>> > troll.
>
>> Then she needs to stay at that other newsgroup. Where food is
>> concerned she's a moron, and she's as much a shit stirrer as any other
>> troll.
>
> No, she's my friend too and she's welcome here. She's no food moron
> nor is her husband.
>
>> And if the newbies would learn to properly trim and clean up the
>> attributions then I could tell who said what... what a bunch of
>> pinheaded SLOBS... that lying lazy top poster is no asset.
>
Storrmmee
me as bad as i seem to bother him, i just quietly block them...
i don't block someone tht amuses me with their posts, but when they quit
making me lol, i don't announce it i just do it, its not worth taking up the
bandwith for one of those pompus "plonk" posts...
Lee
"Giusi" <deco...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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Giusi
> Storrmmee wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>> thanks, this we went to see a friend, *you and Jill know who* The DH
>> did some work on a vending machine for her... after we went to a
>> chinese buffett in tare Haute, this place is good for a buffett to
>> start, but loving this place is extra for me as they have a giant
>> selection os
> I didn't see in Japan much other than their version breakfast foods
> (wildly different from our own western ones).
There is one in N Bethesda or Rockville that almost made me have an anxiety
attack when I went in. Too much stuff, too many people, too much space. I
couldn't even look at it all, let alone think of eating a variety that truly
took advantage. If you are ever there, just ask for G St Fabrics and it is
almost next door in an ugly mall.
Storrmmee
have those, also will get another steamer... i will get another double or
triple steamer as they are great to do summer busy meals in... the triple i
had would get meat in the bottom, white or sweet potato in middle and green
veggie in top, set timer, take nap, wake up to timer or later to warm food,
Lee
"cshenk" <csh...@cox.net> wrote in message
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> Storrmmee wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>> thanks, this we went to see a friend, *you and Jill know who* The DH
>> did some work on a vending machine for her... after we went to a
>> chinese buffett in tare Haute, this place is good for a buffett to
>> start, but loving this place is extra for me as they have a giant
>> selection os suchi, including some stuff that is very unfamilar to me
>> as suchi bar items, last time they had oily eel, not this time... but
>> still by the time the dh got it on the plate for me it was spaced
>> nicely and almost two plates full... needless to say i ate little
>> else, a bit of bbq pork and a bite of brownie, just water to drink...
>> man i love that place.
>
> (rice bits trimmed below)
>
> Ohh I love those places! We have a good one here too. It's one thing
> I didn't see in Japan much other than their version breakfast foods
> (wildly different from our own western ones).
>
> The oily eel is familiar. A fairly oily thing to start with, it's
> dressed in flavored oils and on heating stands well enough in a steamer
> table to work. Often with bit of tomato about it or stewed tomatoes
> 'aka Italian style'. Fixed often with nori softened in oil and used as
> a side condiment to the eel. Yummie!
>
> BTW, among the kitchen items I *need* (and you know about the
> breadmaker) is my rice maker. That and a crockpot and I'm happy. The
> rest is a stove top and a rare use of the oven.
>
Storrmmee
the congee... i have made it with a white and a couple of brouns... i love
it and both places i used to get it for cheap have quit it now.
rice is something i eat sweeet or savory and is one of the few starches i
can eat regularily with no ill health effects. Lee
"cshenk" <csh...@cox.net> wrote in message
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> Storrmmee wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>> same water ratio? as you know i mourn the loss of our old rice
>> cooker, the df bought me a nuker rice maker, once we got the water
>> ratio right it does an adequate service here in the hotel, but i was
>> oogling a giant rice cooker the other day at a store... our old one
>> only did four cups and after i used it iwanted a big one but couldn't
>> justify it, now i can, lol, Lee
>
> Yes, most rice is same ratio. On rice cookers, get a good one. The
> rule of thumb is they cook optimally from the 2/5 to 2/3 level of
> capacity. With 2 of you, unless you have a use for the leftovers, a 4
> cup total is not a horrid size but the 6 cup would be better. I have a
> 12 cup, normally making 5 cups but it's roomy enough to make
> congee/juk in with ease (8 cup volume at end for the total).
>
> Congee/juk will generally use 1 part rice, 4 parts water and 2-3 parts
> 'other stuff'. Being a rice snob, you have to have the right rice for
> this dish. (grin).
>
> Meantime, Charlotte claimed the rest of the rice. She likes to make
> her own version of ricy-tomato 'stuff' with it. A close equal to
> spanish rice using either canned tomatos or tomato soup.
>
> Don munched a cup of the rice with his steamed mussels so we have 2
> cups left in the warmer.