Hice Solid

Ingredients

• a quarter of a pound of ground rice
• as much boiling milk as will make the quantity up to a quart
• A spoonful of brandy
• a pint of cream

Method

1. 1

   Beat the ground rice to a smooth paste with a little milk, stir in boiling milk to make a quart.

2. 2

   Sweeten and flavor as desired.

3. 3

   Simmer gently while stirring until it leaves the saucepan.

4. 4

   Cool slightly, pour into a glass dish, and top with whipped cream before serving.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Cassell's dictionary of cookery (1892) by Cassell & Company, page 1565. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Hice Solid. — Beat a quarter of a pound of ground rice to a smooth paste with a little milk, and stir into it as much boiling milk — or milk and cream if preferred — as will make the quantity up to a quart. Sweeten the mix- ture, and flavour with any acceptable fla- vouring. A spoonful of brandy will improve it. Simmer gently, and continue stirring all the time, irntil it leaves the saucepan. When done enough, let it cool a little, and pour it into a glass dish. Before serving lay upon it a pint of cream

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