Delicious Pudding

Ingredients

• 6 ozs. rice
• 1 pint milk
• 15 ozs. butter
• 3 ozs. sugar
• 2 ozs. sweet almonds
• 5 or 6 bitter almonds
• 2 eggs
• The grated rind of a lemon
• Some raspberry jam

Method

1. 1

   Swell very slowly at the side of the fire, or, better still, cook in a double saucepan the rice and milk for at least 1.5 hours; cool slightly and add the butter, sugar, rind of a lemon, the yolks of eggs, and the almonds finely chopped (fewer almonds may be preferred), and a pinch of salt; pour into a well-buttered pie dish.

2. 2

   Spread some raspberry jam on the top, and cover with the whites of the eggs beaten to a stiff froth with a little sugar.

3. 3

   Bake in a moderate oven for half an hour.

4. 4

   Serve hot.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Samaritan cookery book (1903) by E. P. Watson, page 38. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

DELICIOUS PUDDING. 6 ozs. rice. 1 pint milk. 15 ozs. butter. 3 ozs. sugar. 2 ozs. sweet almonds. 5 or 6 bitter almonds. 2 eggs. The grated rind of a lemon. Some raspberry jam

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