Recipe: 2 Porridge Recipes

Maw Maw's Porridge

2 1/2 c. milk
2-3 tbsp. flour
1/2 to 3/4 c. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla or any flavor you like

Warm 2 cups milk in a pot very slowly. Mix your sugar and flour together and also add 1/2 cup milk in slowly to make a paste. Pour slowly the paste into the warm milk until it thickens. Add flavor and remove from heat.

Risgrysgrot (Rice Porridge)

1 c. long grain rice
2 tbsp. butter or margarine
1 c. water
4 c. milk
1/2 stick cinnamon
1/2 c. cream
1 tsp. salt
2 tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla

Rinse rice under cold water. Drain. Melt half of butter in a deep saucepan, add rice and water and boil about 10 minutes or until water evaporated. Stir in milk and cinnamon stick. Cook slowly 40 minutes or until rice is tender, stirring occasionally. Blend in cream, salt, sugar, vanilla and remaining butter. Serve with milk, sugar and cinnamon. This is a traditional dessert served in Sweden on Christmas Eve. For the real Swedish touch, add one blanched almond to porridge before serving. The one who gets the almond is supposed to get married before next Christmas!

Source: Cookbook USA