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Show Indian Rice Rolls. The cultivation of rice In India Includes In-cludes divers varieties, differing In size, shapo and color of grain, as well as In suitability for culinary purposes. More than seventy million acres are annually put under rice in India, and samples of all tho varieties produced have recently been, analyzed In England. Eng-land. Ono of these fa peculiar In that It Is too glutinous to be boiled In the ordinary way. This difficulty Is avoided avoid-ed by boiling it in bamboo tubes, and after being thus prepared It is left In tho tubes to be eaten cold, especially by travelers. When tho rlco Is eaten tho bamboo is peeled off and a long roll of rico nppears. which orms an excellent substltutwwor bread. Harper's Harp-er's Weekly. |