Yield: 6 Servings
| Measure | Ingredient |
|---|---|
| 2 larges | Eggs; OR 4 yolks |
| ⅓ cup | Sugar |
| ½ teaspoon | Salt |
| 1 quart | Milk; scalded |
| \N \N | Vanilla extract; optional |
| \N \N | Lemon rind; grated, optional |
| ⅓ cup | Rice; uncooked |
| ½ cup | Seedless raisins |
| \N \N | Nutmeg; to taste |
Beat eggs, sugar and salt slightly. Add milk, vanilla (if desired), rice, raisins and grated lemon rind (if desired). Pour into 1-quart casserole (6½") and set in pan of water (1" deep). Sprinkle with nutmeg. Bake 3 hours in a slow oven (oven temp is not give, but the cookbook defines a "slow oven at 250-300 degrees F), stirring three times in the first hour. Bake until a silver knife thrust into custard comes out clean. Immediately remove from heat. Serves 6 Me ke aloha, Mary Recipe by: Betty Crocker (1950) Posted to TNT - Prodigy's Recipe Exchange Newsletter by MarySpero@... (MS MARY E SPERO) on Aug 15, 1997