set HyperTextList = [] set VideoList = [] @ RICE AND FRUIT MOLD Bring the milk to a boil with 3/4 cup sugar, and the vanilla bean. Rinse the rice under running water. Bring a quart of water to a boil and throw in the rice. Cook for 2 minutes, drain, and add to the boiling milk. Lower the heat. Lightly oil an 8-inch ring mold. Pour the rice into the mold, cool and then refrigerate. Rinse and hull the strawberries. Cut each slice of pineapple into 8 pieces. Put the strawberries and pineapple in a bowl and macerate with kirsch and the rest of the sugar for 1 hour. Unmold the cold rice and place the fruit in the center. Melt half a cup of apricot preserves with the juice from the macerated fruit. Pour the hot sauce over the fruit and serve immediately. @ 1 cup of rice 1 quart milk 1 vanilla bean, split in half lengthwise 1 cup sugar 1 lb strawberries 1 small can pineapples in syrup 1/3 cup kirsch 1 jar of apricot preserves @ 60 mn @ 20 mn @ This dessert can be made with other seasonal fruits such as raspberries, peaches, pears. @ Brittany @ Desserts @ @ @