wash rice in a large bowl under cold water for 2 5 minutes until the water runs clear allow to soak for at least 5 minutes boil 3 5 cups of water in a large sauce pan pour rice and let simmer on low heat for 10 minutes or until the water has dried into the rice and the rice is soft
To raise a child born in 2013 to the age of 18, it will cost a middle-income couple just over $245,000, according to newly released estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. That's up $4,260, or almost 2%, from the year before. Estimates can vary widely depending on where you live and how much you earn.
According to the latest U.S. Department of Agricultureâs Expenditures on Children by Families report, the cost to raise one child born in 2012, from birth to age 18, comes in north of $241,000 for a middle-income couple, defined by the report as earning between $60,640 and $105,000.he federal government says it will cost a middle-income couple more than $241,000 to raise a child from birth to age 18, though that figure doesn't consider the higher housing costs of an area like Orange County. SHUTTERSTOCK.