Great Horchata Made Lola's Way

In the previous post ("Need a cure for chili pepper burn?"), one of the cures mentioned is a Latina drink called Horchata. I told you I would do a post today about Horchata, and here it is. I found several recipes for Horchata which is basically a drink made with rice, water, milk, sugar and cinnamon. Some have vanilla included. Some don't. Anyway, the recipes varied some in the amount of water used, etc., and the ones with less water got the better reviews. Here is one recipe that seemed to me to be a good "average" recipe. It also sounds good, and it should do the trick in helping to calm the burn. It's called "Lola's Horchata." You may want to give it a try.

Ingredients:
1 cup uncooked white long-grain rice
5 cups water
1/2 cup milk
1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/2 tablespoon ground cinnamon
2/3 cup white sugar

Directions:
1. Pour the rice and water into the bowl of a blender. Blend until the rice just begins to break up, about 1 minute. Let rice and water stand at room temperature for a minimum of 3 hours.
2. Strain the rice water into a pitcher and discard the rice. Stir the milk, vanilla, cinnamon and sugar into the rice water. Chill and stir before serving over ice.