Sheldon Martin wrote:

> On Sun, 1 Nov 2020 22:16:04 -0500, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
> > On 2020-11-01 5:07 p.m., Bryan Simmons wrote:
> >> On Sunday, November 1, 2020 at 3:50:58 PM UTC-6, cshenk wrote:
> >>> Bryan Simmons wrote:
> > > >
> >>>> On Saturday, October 31, 2020 at 6:52:17 PM UTC-5, Hank Rogers
> wrote: >>>>> songbird wrote:
> >>>>>> making an old fashioned rice pudding
> >>>>>> (with raisins, eggs, sugar, milk, etc.) ?
> > > > > > >
> >>>>>> i don't want instant rice, but some other
> >>>>>> type, preferably not terribly expensive. i
> >>>>>> have access to a number of places that sell
> >>>>>> various rices so a list of preferences is
> >>>>>> fine too.
> > > > > > >
> >>>>>> as a kid Mom made some rice pudding and i've
> >>>>>> not been eating much rice the past several
> >>>>>> years but once in a while i have a fond
> >>>>>> memory of this dish so i was saying to Mom that
> >>>>>> the next time she feels like making something
> >>>>>> we could try this. it was either this or
> >>>>>> cream puffs (or perhaps both)...
> > > > > > >
> >>>>>> personally, i think i just really like nutmeg
> >>>>>> and this was the dish that made me really like
> >>>>>> it the most. otherwise i've always been a fan
> >>>>>> of sweets, custards and such.
> > > > > > >
> >>>>>> thanks!
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> >>>>>> songbird
> > > > > > >
> >>>>> How about Calrose rice? It's available everywhere, not an
> expensive >>>>> yuppie item reserved for snobs. I bet it would work.
> > > > > >
> >>>>> I haven't had rice pudding in a coons age, but it's good stuff.
> > > > >
> >>>> Calrose is fine for rice pudding, as long as you rinse it.
> Otherwise >>>> it will get gummy. I bought a 10# bag of it last
> Spring, during the >>>> panic buying, but then realized that I'd
> rather donate it than >>>> actually eat it. It's also good for rice
> soup, but 10 pounds is a >>>> lot of rice, and my family really
> prefers Basmati.
> > > > >
> >>>> --Bryan
> >>> Rice pudding is supposed to be a bit gummy. Don't rinse.
> >>
> >> Don't rinse if you're using something like Basmati, but even
> rinsed the >> short grain stuff is gummy enough.
> > >
> >
> > I use aborio rrice for rice pudding and never rinse it, and I make
> > really good rice pudding.
>
> I think Tapioca makes a much nicer pudding, the recipe for rice
> pudding can be used but I like the texture better.

I never really got into Tapioca. Just too much of the south in me for
it I suppose.

I'm not fond of rice puddings either but I've made them for Don who
likes them every few years.