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Rice

Rice forms a most useful and valuable article of farinaceous food. It is light, nourishing, easy of digestion, and cheap. It has a tendency to constipate the bowels, therefore it is freely given in cases of diarrhoea. In hot countries it is largely used. Of the varieties of rice, Carolina is the best, largest, and most expensive. Patna rice is almost as good; the grains are small, long, and white. Patna rice is chiefly used for curries. Madras rice is the cheapest. In this country rice is greatly under-valued as an article of food. In times of scarcity it has been used as a partial substitute for flour. Ground rice is used for puddings, blancmanges, cakes, and custards. Rice should be kept closely covered to keep insects from it.