Rice Croquettes.
1/2 pint of boiled rice.
1 gill of milk.
2 eggs.
1 tablespoonful of butter.
1 tablespoonful of sugar.
1/2 teaspoonful of salt.
The grated yellow rind of a lemon.
Bread crumbs.
Put the milk, rice, butter, and seasoning on to boil. Beat one egg till light, and stir it into the boiling mixture. Cook for one minute, stirring all the time. Turn the mixture out on a plate, and set away to cool. When cold shape into small cylinders. Beat the second egg in a soup plate. Cover the croquettes, one at a time, with the beaten egg, then roll in dried bread crumbs. Fry in deep fat for one minute and a half. Drain on brown paper, and serve at once.