Wild Rice with Hazelnuts and Blueberries

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            FOOD FUNNY
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Thanks to Jeanette Hart Coriddi for sharing this with us:

A married couple was sitting in a fine restaurant. The husband
kept looking over at a nearby table where a lady sat in a drunken
stupor. The wife asks "I notice you've been watching that lady for
some time now. Do you know her?"

"Yes" he replies, "she's my ex-wife, and has been drinking like that
since I left her seven years ago."

"That's unbelievable" the wife replies, "I wouldn't think anybody
could celebrate that long."

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            TODAY'S RECIPE
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Not all Native American had access to wild rice, blueberries, and
hazelnuts, but many in the northern parts of the United States and
the southern parts of Canada did, making this combination of
ingredients an inevitable discovery.

Wild Rice with Hazelnuts and Blueberries

2 cups (500 ml) wild rice
5 cups (1.25 L) water
2 medium onions, chopped
1 cup (250 ml) dried blueberries
1 cup (250 ml) chopped hazelnuts

Combine the wild rice, water, and onion in a pot and bring to a boil
over high heat. Reduce the heat and simmer covered until most of
the water is absorbed, about 40 minutes. Stir in the blueberries and
hazelnuts and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes. Serves
6 to 8.
Received on Wed Jan 18 02:40:24 2006