A Common Rice Pudding

Instructions

1. Throw six ounces of rice into plenty of cold water, and boil it gently from eight to ten minutes.
2. Drain it well in a sieve or strainer, and put it into a clean saucepan with a quart of milk; let it stew until tender.
3. Sweeten it with three ounces of sugar, stir to it, gradually, three large, or four small eggs, beaten and strained.
4. Add grated nutmeg, lemon rind, or cinnamon to give it flavour, and bake it one hour in a gentle oven.
5. Proportions: Rice, 6 oz.: in water, 8 to 10 minutes. Milk, 1 quart: 3/4 to 1 hour. Sugar, 3 oz.; eggs, 3 large, or 4 small; flavouring of nutmeg lemon-rind, or cinnamon: bake 1 hour, gentle oven.