Rice, Wholesomeness of.—" Rice,"
says Dr. Graham, "is a nutritious and whole-
some vegetable. It is easy of digestion when
taken in conjunction with some condiment, as
cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and the like ; these
additions make it more palatable as well as
more wholesome, and obviate its tendency to
confine the bowels. It is almost the only food
of the inhabitants of India — a sufficient proof
of its mild, nutritive, and wholesome proper-
ties. Ale should never be drunk after rice and
milk, as it is almost ccrtam of producing colic
or some other disorder of the bowels." Rice
was held in great esteem by the ancients, they
considered it a food very beneficial to the chest;
therefore it was recommended in cases of con-
sumption and to persons subject to spitting of
blood.
Rice contains about eighty-five parts of
starch in the hundred, and ha^-ing no stimu-
lating matter in it to quicken digestion, remains
longer in the stomachs of some persons than
other farinaceous food. In India and other
Eastern countries, where it constitutes the
principal food of the inhabitants, it is usually
taken with curry-powder, peppers, and other
stimulating condiments, .in order to assist di-
gestion. Slixed with other food it is whole-
some, and well adapted for delicate stomachs.
Rice-water is an excellent demulcent drink
when there is irritation of the bowels, dy-
sentery, or diarrhoea. Ground rice and milk,
flavoured with orange-peel and sweetened, is a
valuable article of diet during convalescence.
— Imray.
nice with Pears. — Wash six ounces of
rice, and put it into a saucepan with a quart
of milk, the thin rind of a lemon, two table-
spoonfuls of sugar, and a piece of butter the
size of a small nut. Stir the rice till it boils,
then draw it from the fire, and let it simmer
gently until it is quite tender and has absorbed
the milk. Take it from the fire, and beat it
well for three or four minutes, press it into a
damp mould, and set it in a cool jjlace to
stiffen. Peel and halve a dozen or more ripe
pears. Put these into a saucepan with the
strained juice of two lemons, a small cupful of
water, and half a pound of sugar. Let them
simmer till they are tender without being
broken. Lift them out gently, and lay them
on a dish to cool. Boil the syrup until it is
thick, and, if liked, dissolve in it one or two
spoonfuls of apricot marmalade✪ Rice with Pears. When the
rice is to be served, turn it out of the mould, lay
the baked pears round it, pour the sjTup over,
and garnish the rice prettily with angelica, or
with strips of lemon-rind laid over it, or with
slices of lemon laid upon it. I\Iany cooks stir
into the rice after it has boiled four weU-
beaten eggs and a slice of butter, and beat it
over the fire till it is thick, but it wUl be
excellent without these if only the rice is
simmered till it is dry, and afterwards beaten
tiU it is smooth. Time, two hours. Probable
cost. Is. 6d. exclusive of the apricot marmalade.
Sufficient for five or six persons.
Riclimond. Eel Pie.— Skin, draw, and
cut into two-inch lengths two good-sized eels.
✪ Eel Pie
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Rice, Wholesomeness of.—" Rice,"
says Dr. Graham, "is a nutritious and whole-
some vegetable. It is easy of digestion when
taken in conjunction with some condiment, as
cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and the like ; these
additions make it more palatable as well as
more wholesome, and obviate its tendency to
confine the bowels. It is almost the only food
of the inhabitants of India — a sufficient proof
of its mild, nutritive, and wholesome proper-
ties. Ale should never be drunk after rice and
milk, as it is almost ccrtam of producing colic
or some other disorder of the bowels." Rice
was held in great esteem by the ancients, they
considered it a food very beneficial to the chest;
therefore it was recommended in cases of con-
sumption and to persons subject to spitting of
blood.
Rice contains about eighty-five parts of
starch in the hundred, and ha^-ing no stimu-
lating matter in it to quicken digestion, remains
longer in the stomachs of some persons than
other farinaceous food. In India and other
Eastern countries, where it constitutes the
principal food of the inhabitants, it is usually
taken with curry-powder, peppers, and other
stimulating condiments, .in order to assist di-
gestion. Slixed with other food it is whole-
some, and well adapted for delicate stomachs.
Rice-water is an excellent demulcent drink
when there is irritation of the bowels, dy-
sentery, or diarrhoea. Ground rice and milk,
flavoured with orange-peel and sweetened, is a
valuable article of diet during convalescence.
— Imray.
nice with Pears. — Wash six ounces of
rice, and put it into a saucepan with a quart
of milk, the thin rind of a lemon, two table-
spoonfuls of sugar, and a piece of butter the
size of a small nut. Stir the rice till it boils,
then draw it from the fire, and let it simmer
gently until it is quite tender and has absorbed
the milk. Take it from the fire, and beat it
well for three or four minutes, press it into a
damp mould, and set it in a cool jjlace to
stiffen. Peel and halve a dozen or more ripe
pears. Put these into a saucepan with the
strained juice of two lemons, a small cupful of
water, and half a pound of sugar. Let them
simmer till they are tender without being
broken. Lift them out gently, and lay them
on a dish to cool. Boil the syrup until it is
thick, and, if liked, dissolve in it one or two
spoonfuls of apricot marmalade. When the
rice is to be served, turn it out of the mould, lay
the baked pears round it, pour the sjTup over,
and garnish the rice prettily with angelica, or
with strips of lemon-rind laid over it, or with
slices of lemon laid upon it. I\Iany cooks stir
into the rice after it has boiled four weU-
beaten eggs and a slice of butter, and beat it
over the fire till it is thick, but it wUl be
excellent without these if only the rice is
simmered till it is dry, and afterwards beaten
tiU it is smooth. Time, two hours. Probable
cost. Is. 6d. exclusive of the apricot marmalade.
Sufficient for five or six persons.
Riclimond. Eel Pie.— Skin, draw, and
cut into two-inch lengths two good-sized eels.