There's a baking soda thread this really needs to be in, and the thread needs to be a sticky.

Thanks for that helpful hint.

 

Thanks for sharing!

 

Thank you for sharing this morning. Great idea.

lawdog

 

What goes off in brown rice is the oil. It turns rancid. Rancid fats are full of free radicals and are extremely unhealthy for several reasons. The baking soda treatment is just removing the smell, not the rancid fats. So in essence you're just eating the rancid brown rice same as before, only without the smell.

 

The baking soda treatment is just removing the smell, not the rancid fats. So in essence you're just eating the rancid brown rice same as before, only without the smell.

Actually, how do you know that to be true? What reference is that conclusion based on?

I'm just guessing here, but it seems reasonable that the higher pH of the baking soda may be soaponifying the rancid oils, subsequently removing them in the wash.

One little caveat though. I've heard of other great uses for baking soda that I did try myself, but were in no way successful. Specificly, I read about boiling used canning jar lids in baking soda to "rejuvenate" the seals. It didn't appear to do a thing to them and I never attempted to re-can with them.

 

I did apologize for putting it in the wrong place but didn't know how to change it over, so again, I apologize...being old and poor eyesite is my only valid excuse. I will be more careful in the future. In my mind, this was more a "general survival" situation than anything else at the time....so thank you MikeK for bringing that to my attention.

Back to the topic...I should have also posted that this treatment of old brown rice is not the "best"...but when you are hungry and others around you are having problems getting food or anything to eat and that's about all you have, I'm guessing that it will be eaten one way or another. It was just a suggestion for future use when all else fails.

 

This is a good place for your thread. Never mind the bottom of my post. That's a signature that shows up on every post I make, just as a reminder in general. It wasn't aimed at your thread.

Thanks for clarifying that about the treatment. I agree that it beats starving.

 

I wonder if old brown rice could be sprouted, even though some of it may be infertile. Not so much for eating but for chicken or rabbit feed.

 

Yes it can but your yield will not be but 60% or maybe/probably less due to not all grains will be viable. I'd rinsed mine before planting in the baking soda as dirt and rancid oil don't seem to mix very well, they just turn to mush in the ground, don't ask me why, but it does.

 

Great discussion! Thanks for the input everyone.