The Indian Cookery Book

The Indian Cookery Book (1900). Rice is used in various forms: boiled, made in the kitchen, and pillow. “Boiled Rice: Wash half a pound or a coonkeeful of rice, and put it to cook in a large quantity of water over a brisk fire. Immediately, the rice begins to boil.

The water will bubble up to the surface of the pot and overflow, carrying away quantities of scum and impurities. The pot cover should now be kept partially open, and the rice should be stirred to prevent an overflow of the water. On the subsiding of the water or the bubbling…