In a quick effort to soothe sore throats, I put some rice on to boil. Absentmindedly, I tossed in several scoops of rice with the unmeasured water. Uh oh. The water has mostly boiled away… add more water. Weepy child… Ah! the rice! Add more water… What resulted was something that looked like Big Anthony with Strega Nona’s pasta pot. We are overflowing with rice.