Pour 1 qt. of boiling water over 1/2 lb. of well-washed Carolina rice.
Add thin peel of a lemon if the doctor sanctions it, and some loaf sugar.
Cover, and let it stand all night.
Then strain.
Original Text
Rice Water as an Astringent.
Pour 1 qt. of boiling water over ½ lb. of well-washed Carolina
rice; add thin peel of a lemon if the doctor sanctions it, and
some loaf sugar; cover, and let it stand all night; then strain.
This is very astringent.