Rice Cake
INGREDIENTS for goodsized cake. lb. of ground rice, lb. of flour, 1/2 lb. of loaf sugar, 9 eggs, 20 drops of essence of lemon, or the rind of 1 lemon, 1/1 lb. of butter. AVERAGE COST, 1s. 6d.
Separate the whites from the yolks of the eggs: whisk them both well, and add to the latter the butter beaten to a cream. in the flour, rice and lemon (if the rind is used it must be very finely minced), and beat the mixture well; then add the whites of the eggs, beat the cake again for some time, put it into Stir firm. If laurel-leaves are used for flavouring, steep 3 of them in the milk, and take them out before the rice is added; about ❘ a buttered mould or tin, 8 drops of essence of almonds, or from 12 to 16 drops of essence of vanilla, would be required to flavour the above proportion of milk.
TIME. From 10 to 15 minutes to boil the rice.
SEASONABLE at any time.