Baked wild rice and carrots

1. Place the wild rice, water, and salt in a large saucepan, and bring to a boil boil vigorously for about 10 minutes.
2. Turn off heat, cover, and let rice stand for about 20 minutes or until all the water has been absorbed.
3. Browni the bacon, remove from drippings, and drain on paper towels.
4. Sautei the onions and mushrooms in the bacon drippings until the onions are golden and transparent.
5. Mixi the bacon, sauted onions and mushrooms, and grated carrots into the wild rice.
6. Beat the cream and egg until light, and fold into the wild rice mixture.
7. Bakei, covered, in a buttered 1 ½ quart casserole in a moderately slow oven, 325 °F, for 30 minutes.
8. Remove cover, stir the mixture well with a fork, bake for 15 minutes at the same temperature.
9. Stiri once again and bake, uncovered, for 15 minutes longer.