Garlic Rice - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. long grain rice
2 tsp. salt
2 to 3 Tbsp. Crisco
2 cloves garlic
2 tsp. salt
3 c. cold water

Preparation

Soak the rice in water (which has had 2 teaspoons salt added) for at least 4 hours.
Strain and wash rice.
Drain.
Melt Crisco in pan.
Thinly slice garlic.
Add garlic, drained rice and 2 teaspoons salt to melted Crisco.
When rice starts to stick to pan, add water.
Cover when comes to a boil, turn down and simmer until water is absorbed, approximately 40 minutes.