Frank's Rice Pudding

This is better than baked. Very good. My friend's husband makes it all the time, so we just call it Frank's Rice Pudding.

1/2 gallon plus 3/4 cup milk
1 cup rice (uncooked)
1 1/4 cups sugar, divided
4 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
dash of nutmeg

Pour milk, rice, and 3/4 cup of the sugar into a stock pot and bring to a boil over medium heat. When it boils cook 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

In seperate bowl mix remaining 1/2 cup sugar, eggs, vanilla, and nutmeg. Slowly add 1 to 2 laddles of hot rice and milk mixture to the egg mixture, then pour the egg mixture into the hot milk-rice mix, stir until the pudding begin to boil again. Remove from heat. Dhill at least 3 hours.

ps
On Patty's Day they make it green with food coloring.