https://savoringthepast.net/2014/09/22/two-18th-century-vegetarian-recipes-carolina-snow-balls-and-a-simple-but-delicious-boiled-rice-pudding/
Carolina snowball:
Ingredients:
1/2 cup medium grain sticky rice.
1 small or medium apple quartered and cored.
Zest of one lemon
Instructions:
Use a clean natural cloth square 16" or greater as a pudding cloth.
Place rice in center of cloth.
Place zest in removed apple core and reassemble apple.
Tie cloth into a bag using string with a little room for expansion.
Distribute rice around apple as best you can.
Place bag in cold water.
Bring to a boil and cook for 1 and 1/2 hours.
Cool slightly or dip in cold water.
Carefully peal the cloth from the cooked rice placing rice into a plate or bowl.
Simple rice pudding.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup medium grain sticky rice.
1/2 cup raisins.
Instructions:
Use a clean natural cloth square 16" or greater as a pudding cloth.
Mix rice and raisins and place in center of cloth and tie with string.
Place in boiling water for 2 hours.
Simple sauce for puddings.
Ingredients:
Equal parts melted butter (or sherry) and sugar.
