English Rice Pudding - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 cups cooked long-grain rice
2 cups hot milk
2 cups hot whipping cream
4 eggs, lightly beaten
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup raisins
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine, cut up
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Lemon Sauce
1 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine
1 tablespoon grated lemon, zest of
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice

Preparation

Stir together first 8 ingredients until thoroughly blended.
Pour into a greased 13x9 inch baking dish; dot with butter, and sprinkle evenly with nutmeg.
Place dish in a large pan; add hot water to a depth of 1 inch.
bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until lightly browned and set.
Cool slightly and cut into squares.
Serve with lemon sauce.
Lemon sauce:
Stir together water, sugar, cornstarch and salt in a small saucepan until smooth.
Cook, stirring constantly, over medium heat 5 minutes or until thickened.
remove from heat, and stir in butter, zest and lemon juice.
Serve warm or cold.