with the lemon; in the mean time, boil
the rice until tender in water, with a very small quantity of salt, and,
when done, let it be thoroughly drained. Beat the eggs, stir to them the
milk, which should be strained, the butter, marrow, currants, and
remaining ingredients; add the rice, and mix all well together. Line the
edges of the dish with puff-paste, put in the pudding, and bake for
about 3/4 hour in a slow oven. Slices of candied-peel may be added at
pleasure, or Sultana raisins may be substituted for the currants.

_Time_.--3/4 hour. _Average cost_, 1s. 3d.

_Sufficient_ for 5 or 6 persons.

_Seasonable_.--Suitable for a winter pudding, when fresh fruits are not
obtainable.

RICE, with proper management in cooking it, forms a very
valuable and cheap addition to our farinaceous food, and, in
years of scarcity, has been found eminently useful in lessening
the consumption of flour. When boiled, it should be so managed
that the grains, though soft, should be as little broken and as
dry as possible. The water in which it is dressed should only
simmer, and not boil hard. Very little water should be used, as
the grains absorb a great deal, and, consequently, swell much;
and if they take up too much at first, it is difficult to get
rid of it. Baking it in puddings is the best mode of preparing
it.

II.

(_Plain and Economical; a nice Pudding for Children_.)

1343. INGREDIENTS.--1 teacupful of rice, 2 tablespoonfuls of moist
sugar, 1 quart of milk, 1/2 oz. of butter or 2 small tablespoonfuls of
chopped suet, 1/2 teaspoonful of grated nutmeg.

_Mode_.--Wash the rice, put it into a pie-dish with the sugar, pour in
the milk, and stir these ingredients well together; then add the butter
cut up into very small pieces, or, instead of this, the above proportion
of finely-minced suet; grate a little nutmeg over the top, and bake the
pudding, in a moderate oven, from 1-1/2 to 2 hours. As the rice is not
previously cooked, care must be taken that the pudding be very slowly
baked, to give plenty of time for the rice to swell, and for it to be
very thoroughly done.

_Time_.--1-1/2 to 2 hours. _Average cost_, 7d.

_Sufficient_ for 5 or 6 children. _Seasonable_ at any time.

PLAIN BOILED RICE PUDDING.

1344. INGREDIENTS.--1/2 lb. of rice.

_Mode_.--Wash the rice, tie it in a pudding-cloth, allowing room for the
rice to swell, and put it into a saucepan of cold water; boil i