Queen of rice pudding

Yield: 8 Servings

Ingredients:

1/2 c Uncooked rice
2 c Boiling water
2 c Milk
3 Egg yolks
1/3 c Granulated sugar
1 ts Vanilla
3 Egg whites stiffly beaten
4 tb Sugar

Instructions:

Cook rice in rapidly boiling salted water. Drain and place in strainer over heat until rice is dry fluffy. Make a custard of the milk egg yolks sugar and vanilla. Pour over rice which had been places in a buttered baking dish. Drop spoonfuls of strawberry jam over the surface and then cover with meringue which has been made by adding the 4 tbsp. of sugar to the beaten egg whites. Sprinkle with coconut. Bake in a slow oven at 315 F. for 20 minutes. Serve hot or cold. Serves 8. AR/92