Rice with Dates Recipe ingredients

To prepare this Rice with Dates Recipe, first cook a cup of rice in a double boiler with a pint each of milk and water until soft. Sweeten to taste, and flavor with vanilla or lemon. Stone enough dates to make a cup and stew until tender with half a cup of sugar and one cup of water. Set aside until cold; then turn out the rice in the center of a dish and pour the dates around it. Serve with or without whipped cream.