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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.
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