As rice is so often badly cooked, we make no apology for giving the
black man's celebrated recipe. Although he does not recommend a little
salt in the water, we think that a small quantity should always be used,
even when the rice has to be served as a sweet dish. "Wash him well,
much wash in cold water, rice flour, make him stick. Water boil all
ready, very fast. Shove him in; rice can't burn, water shake him too
much. Boil quarter of an hour or little more. Rub one rice in thumb and
finger; if all rub away him quite done. Put rice in colander, hot water
run away. Pour cup of cold water on him, put back in saucepan, keep him
covered near the fire, then rice all ready. Eat him up."