Surprise Rice

3 c Rice - boiled

1 lb Sausages - tiny

1 Pepper - sweet

1 c Milk

1 Onion - small

Butter / margarine Remove the seeds from the pepper, chop and parboil. Add pepper and onion, chopped fine, to the rice. Mix thoroughly and put a layer in a buttered baking dish. Add a layer of the sausages which have been partially cooked, and cover with rice. Pour milk over it all and dot with butter. Cover and bake for one-half hour. Remove the cover and bake for another half hour. Yield: 8 1-cup servings Temperature: 350F Time: 1 hour from Rice, 200 Delightful Ways to Serve It copyright 1934 by Southern Rice Industry, New Orleans, La.