That's exactly how I prepare my rice, and it works very well. I use my index finger. Incidentally, I checked the internet. Apparently (according to the Urban Dictionary) one finger equals one liquid ounce. Since my chances of having lily beetles are pretty small here in zone 5, I'll back out of this discussion now. Eugene Zielinski (whose feet, in shoes, are just about 12 inches long) Rapid City, SD USA > [Original Message] > From: <arnold140@verizon.net> > To: <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Date: 1/20/2013 9:05:17 PM > Subject: Re: [pbs] Red Lily Bug > > I learned to make rice from an Asian women who said when I asked her how to measure. > > She said one finger joint of water above the rice. > > Arnold > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/