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Rice-water

A simple beverage made by simmering rice in water, then straining and seasoning with salt.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 3 ingredients
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Rice-water

Rice-water

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Pick over and wash the rice.

Make the rice water

  1. Put the rice into a saucepan with boiling water.

  2. Simmer for two hours until the rice is softened and partially dissolved.

  3. Strain the mixture and add salt.

  4. Serve warm or cold.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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What each ingredient does

Rice
Breaks down during simmering, releasing starch that thickens the water and gives it body.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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