Life on earth would not be worth much if every source of irritation were removed. Yet most of us rebel against the things that irritate us, and count as heavy loss what ought to be rich gain. We are told that the oyster is wiser; that when an irritating object, like a bit of sand, gets under the “mantle” of his shell, he simply covers it with the most precious part of his being and makes of it a pearl. The irritation that it was causing is stopped by encrusting it with the pearly formation. A true pearl is therefore simply a victory over irritation. Every irritation that gets into our lives today is an opportunity for pearl culture. The more irritations the devil flings at us, the more pearls we may have. We need only to welcome them and cover them completely with love, that most precious part of us, and the irritation will be smothered out as the pearl comes into being. What a store of pearls we may have, if we will!

Richard Seume

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Grains, Eggs		Dessert	10	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	qt	Milk
1	pt	Heavy cream
1/2	ts	Salt
1		Vanilla bean
3/4	c	Long-grained rice
1	c	Granulated sugar
1		Egg yolk
1 1/2	c	Whipped cream
		Raisins (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS

From: Bobb1744@aol.com
Date: Tue, 23 Apr 1996 13:28:27 -0400
Recipe By: Aunt Salli's
In a heavy saucepan, combine the milk, cream, salt, vanilla bean and 3/4
cup of the sugar and bring to a boil. Stirring well, add the rice. Allow
the mixture to simmer gently, covered, for 1 3/4 hours over a very low
flame, until rice is soft. Remove from the heat and cool slightly. Remove
the vanilla bean. Blending well, stir in the remaining 1/4 cup of sugar and
the egg yolk. Allow to cool a bit more. Preheat the broiler. Stir in all
but 2 tablespoons of the whipped cream; pour the mixture into individual
crocks or a souffle dish. (Raisins my be placed in the bottom of the
dishes, if desired.) After spreading the remaining whipped cream in a thin
layer over the top, place the crocks or dish under the broiler until the
pudding is lightly browned. Chill before serving.
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