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Apple Snowballs

Take half a dozen large apples. Pare and core them without breaking them, and place in the hollow of each a spoonful of sugar, a piece of butter the size of a small nut, and either a pinch of powdered cinnamon, a little grated lemon-rind, some nutmeg grated, or a clove. Boil a cupful of rice with a little milk till it is half cooked. Put each apple into a separate cloth with a portion of rice sufficient to cover it all round. Spread the rice out, tie it firmly round the apple, plunge the balls into boiling water, and let them boil gently till done enough. Turn them upon a dish; sift powdered white sugar thickly over them, and serve. If liked, a little sweet sauce can be served with these puddings. Time to boil, three-quarters of an hour or more, according to the quality of the apple. Probable cost, 10d. Sufficient for five or six persons.