How to preserve cooked rice

Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Acronyms, Idioms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia. To keep or maintain intact: tried to preserve family harmony. To treat fruit or other foods so as how to preserve cooked rice prevent decay. To maintain an area for the protection of wildlife or natural resources.

Fruit cooked with sugar to protect against decay or fermentation. An area maintained for the protection of wildlife or natural resources. Something considered as being the exclusive province of certain persons: Ancient Greek is the preserve of scholars. Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.