From the Hearth: A Boiled Rice Pudding

The girls decided to try making a boiled rice pudding in the 1820 kitchen recently. The receipt (the period term for 'recipe') used came from "The American Frugal Housewife" by Lydia Maria Child, 1833. It was a perfect winter day for this experiment, which turned out deliciously!

The recipe was quite simple.
1 lb white rice (washed)
1/2-1 cup raisins (to taste, so add more if you'd like)
pinch of salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon (to taste)
1/4-1/2 fresh grated whole nutmeg (to taste)
2 tbs sugar (to taste)
30" x 30" clean cotton cloth to use as a bag
cotton cooking twine to tie cloth closed
1 medium to large pot
boiling water

Mix all ingredients together, place in a cloth bag then tie closed with cotton twine, and boil for 1.5 hours. Leave space in the bag for the rice to expand.

A free version of "The American Frugal Housewife" can be found by clicking the following link, https://books.google.com/books?id=-YYSAQAAMAAJ&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gbs_navlinks_s

Music: Piano Sonata no. 16 'Facile', K. 545
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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