To Boil Rice

Ingredients

• Take J lb. rice
• a dessertspoonful of salt
• the juice of half a lemon

Method

1. 1

   Wash the rice quickly in cold water; have ready a large saucepan of boiling water.

2. 2

   Add the salt and lemon juice to keep the rice white.

3. 3

   When the water gallops, throw in the rice and stir it well, let it boil for ten minutes, stirring occasionally.

4. 4

   If tender, throw in a cup of cold water to stop the boiling, and strain through a colander.

5. 5

   Return to the hot saucepan, stand by the fire a few minutes till dry, shaking the pot every minute or two.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Miss Cameron's cookery book (1898) by Ida Cameron, page 24. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

To Boil Bice. Take J lb. rice and wash it quickly in cold water; have ready a large saucepan of boiling water. Add to this a dessertspoonful of salt, and the juice of half a lemon

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