In a message dated 98-01-19 06:22:29 EST, you write:
<< Since I started looking seriously at lentil recipes, I have been
intrigued with the instruction "rinse and pick over".
What exactly am I picking them over for? I assume it is to remove
something, but I have never found anything that needed removing.
>>
I've always been told to pick over dried beans because sometimes small stones
get mixed in with them. I assume the same is true for lentils, too.
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