"Are these supposed to be more festive?".
It just had a wonderful feeling in your mouth that reminded me of a bulgur.But if you couldn't eat wheat, you could still eat that.
As far as I have been able to determine, nobody's allergic to rice.It's one of the least allergenic foodstuffs.. Did your customers notice this wasn't just any old rice?.I think people appreciated it and I think they really liked it.
I don't know that so many people talked about it, except when people would say, "I can never cook rice.How do you cook rice?"
I'd give them a short lesson or tell them to buy a rice cooker.
That doesn't work that well for Carolina Gold rice, but it's good for the jasmine rice..While cake bakes, combine 1/4 cup sugar and 1/4 cup water in a small saucepan.
Bring to a boil over medium, and cook, stirring occasionally, until sugar is dissolved.Remove from heat, and stir in 1 tablespoon rum.
Return to low heat, and keep warm.. Place cake in pan on a wire rack set inside a baking sheet.Pour 3 tablespoons rum simple syrup over cake.