Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     1/2  teaspoon      salt
     1/4  cup           uncooked rice
   2      cups          boiling water
   1      quart         milk
   1      tablespoon    butter or margarine
   3      tablespoons   sugar
   3      tablespoons   chopped almonds
   2      tablespoons   fresh coconut -- grated
     1/3  cup           raisins

Preparation:

Add salt and rice to boiling water. Cook, stirring often until water has evaporated and rice is almost dry. Place rice in well greased 2-quart casserole. Add milk, butter, and sugar. Bake in low oven (275F) about 3 hours, stirring occasionally. In the last 10 minutes of cooking, add almonds, coconut, and raisins. Garnish with coconut, if desired. Serve either hot or cold from casserole.