Almond Lake With Mandarin Oranges

Ingredients:
2 cups milk
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 tsp almond essence
1/3 cup ground rice
11 oz canned mandarin oranges
1/4 cup flaked toasted almonds
Directions:
Put the milk, sugar, essence and rice in a saucepan. Bring to the boil,
stirring constantly, and simmer for 5 minutes. Pour into a dish, cover
and cool. Drain the mandarin oranges well. Spoon the rice into
individual dishes. Place the mandarin oranges on the rice and sprinkle
with the almonds.