Baked Rice Pudding

Most of the traditional, nursery-style milk puddings are Victorian, but many have their origins in much earlier dishes. The grain puddings, such as tapioca, sago and rice, have developed from the wheat frumenty of the fourteenth century so, like many other sweet dishes, were originally savoury. It took a while for rice to be accepted but, once it was, it was baked with milk, butter and spices for a rich rice pudding that is little different from the classic of today. Street vendors in the e