>  > Not "tempura", is it?   (she says, having been in a
tempura mood for a
 >  > couple of weeks now, and not able to get a fix yet... )
 > 
 >  CS> Thats it!  Tempura.  See, I have my odd moments of gaps (grin).
 > 
 > You aren't QUITE old enough for those to be called senior moments... 

: Looks about to see if any are peeking: Not Me said the mouse!

 > I've never tried to make any tempura... but I certainly enjoy a good
 > tempura at a Japanese restaurant... :)  Both the vegetable type and the
 > shrimp or other "meat" type...  :)

I have a rice flour blend I use for this.  Its not the true thing but it is
in fact close to his with 50/50 white (wheat) flour and rice flour. 
Basically dunk item in egg, flour, then egg and again in flour and fry it.
    xxcarol
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