Old Fashioned Rice Pudding

 

1/2 tsp. lemon zest; grated
8 cups boiling water
1-1/3 cups milk
3 tbsp. brown sugar
1 tsp. each salt, vanilla, lemon juice
1 tbsp. soft butter or margarine
2 eggs, lightly beaten
2/3 cup uncooked rice
pinch salt
1/3 cup raisins

    Cook rice in boiling water with 1 tsp. salt added.  When tender, about 15 minutes. drain and rinse with cold water.  Combine milk, sugar, butter, vanilla and eggs.  Beat well.  Add cooked rice, raisins, lemon zest and juice.  Lightly grease a 1-1/2-qt. baking dish, pour in rice mixture.  Place in a pan of warm water, and bake until custard is set.  Serve either hot or cold.  It should be creamy as custard.