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Christmas Swedish Porridge (Julgrot)

List of Ingredients




Christmas Swedish Porridge - (Julgrot)
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.


2 quarts water
1 cup rice
2 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons sugar
5 cups milk
1 blanched whole almond
Ground cinnamon for sprinkling
Sugar for sprinkling
Grated almonds for sprinkling
Cold milk for accompaniment



Recipe



1.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.
2.Pour into serving dish and stir in almond. Sprinkle top generously with cinnamon, sugar and
grated almonds. Serve with cold milk.

Makes 8 servings.