Never stir the rice while it is cooking; this will make it mushy. Instead, always shake the sauce-pan. Never flood the rice with water while it is cooking. Always keep the fact in mind that just five times the actual measurements of the rice in water will be required to cook it.
In this way there will be no excess water to drain off. So if you are using one-quarter cup of rice you would use one and one-quarter cups of water. Now you cannot pile up the water; you must be accurate in measuring the rice.
Boiled rice is a delicious accompaniment to chicken, lamb, turkey, shrimp, crabs and lobster—with okra and for oyster, chicken and crab grumbo; as a vegetable to replace potatoes and as a border for stews, goulashes, etc.
PIMENTO SANDWICHES
Use one tall or two small cans of pimentos.
One cup of cottage cheese,
One onion.
Put the pimento, cheese and onion through the food-chopper and then add four tablespoons of salad dressing and use for sandwich filling.
BAKED APPLES
Pare and core apples and then place in muffin pans and add