Christmas rice porridge is a part of the
traditional Christmas Eve supper. According to
an old Swedish tradition and practiced in many homes in America,
each person must compose and recite
a rhyme before touching the porridge and the one who gets the almond hidden in the porridge will
marry during the coming year.
Christmas Swedish
Porridge - (Julgrot)
- 2 quarts water
- 1 cup rice
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 5 cups milk
- 1 blanched whole almond
- Ground cinnamon for sprinkling
- Granulated sugar for sprinkling
- Grated almonds for sprinkling
- Cold milk for accompaniment
- In large saucepan bring water to boil;
add rice bring to a boil and cook, uncovered, 1 minute.
Drain rice thoroughly. Place rice, butter,
salt and sugar with milk in top of double boiler. Cover
and cook over low-simmering water until rice
is tender and milk is absorbed, about 2 hours.
- Pour into serving dish and stir in almond.
Sprinkle top generously with cinnamon, sugar and grated almonds. Serve with cold milk.
Makes 8 servings.