Cook Rice and Millet in Solar Oven by GayleArt

for www.GayleArt.com

Now that it is summer I tried cooking rice and millet in the solar oven(cardboard box) and had success. I put 1/2 cup of rice and 1 cup of water into a glass jar and covered opening with plastic wrap and covered sides with black paper. It took 2 hours at 200º to cook the rice(12 p.m.-2 p.m.). For the millet I used 1/3 cup with 1 cup water and covered jar in same way. Outdoor temperature was over 100º. Photo taken after cooking.

I experimented with making millet milk and rice milk with the hot mixtures. I used 1/2 cup of the rice or millet and 1 cup of water---adding 1/4 cup at a time as I used hand blender to blend the mixture. For sweetener I used stevia, but honey or brown rice syrup would be good. Add more water if a thinner milk is needed.
Cooked millet on the left and rice in jar on the right. "Milk" is in the center. I used the milk for milkshakes. See larger photos at www.gayleart.com .