Subject: Rice / weddings / birds
Date: Mar 27 09:21:49 1995
From: Alan Richards - alanr at ednet1.osl.or.gov




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03/27/95

I am thinking about the following quotation, wondering
if anyone can substantiate or deny the implicit
allegation about rice -- I thought that some birds in
some countries ate rice quite a bit, even to 'pest'
status:

from "Your Victorian Wedding" by Georgene Lockwood:

"Here are some alternative to throwing rice (which is
deadly to birds) ......"

Alan Richards / alanr at ednet1.osl.or.gov
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(page 124, for those of you who have this precious volume)

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