Fried Tomatoes and Ricethis Recipe Is Adapted from a 19Th Century Book of Recipes.

Cook the rice in cooking oil for 15 minutes. stirring frquently. In another pan pour in bacon drippings. Add tomatoes, salt and pepper to the onions and continue to cook for 2 or 3 minutes, stirring often. Add hot water to the rice, a little at a time, until it reaches consistence of firm boiled rice. Add rice to the tomatoes and serve.

Serves 4 The original recipe read like this "Fry half a small cup of rice in hot lard 15 minutes. In another pan fry in drippings 1/4 of a small onion, not an El Paso onion, but a northern sized onion. Add 1/2 cup of tomato and let fry.

Add hot water to the rice until the consistency of firm boiled rice. Add a little at a time and put contents of the two pans together and serve in a hot dish with toast, if you like. Salt and pepper, of course."