South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-23

Too few housekeepers appreciate
the worth Of the spring vegetable
rhubarb. Familiarity known as pie
plant"
The acidity that some people find
so Objectionable may be overcome 10
a great degree 10y parboiling in weak
soda water
Rhubarb is especially rich i'm the
minerals needed 20 build up tissues
broken down during the winter. It's
a wonderful spring tonic.
Rhrbarb Jam.
To each pound of rhubarb allow /
pound Of sugar, ? teaspoon ground
ginger. and the grated rind OF half
"a lemon.
Cut rhubarb into short lengths
without peeling it.. Put all the in
gradients into preserving kettle over
q very slow fire Stir occasionally 10
prevent burning. Boil until the jam
sets quickly when a little is tried on
q cold saucer. Pour into sterilizcd
glasses.
Rhubarb jelly
Two cups diced rhubarb. - cup
sugar. I tablespoon graduated gel
atin, grated rind y lemon. 1 cup wa
ter.
Put rhubarb. unpelled. into stew
pan with sugar. water. and lemon
rind. Simmer until rhubarb is tender.
Rub through a fine sieve. Soften
gelatin i'm "a cup water, stir in strain
ed juice. Turn into mold dipped in
cold water and set in a Geld place TO
become firm.
Rhubarb Cream Pie.
Two and one-half cups finely cut
rhubarb, l egg. I cup sugar. I tea
spoon butter. Tablespoonful flour. g
tablespoons water.
Pour boiling water over rhubarb
and let stand five minutes. Drain.
Add sugar and flour TO rhubarb and
mix well. Add yolk of egg beaten
with water. Add butter Turn into a
pine-pan lined with unbaked pie
crust and bake i'm a moderate oven.
When the crust is baked and the
rhubarb tender remove from oven
and cover with meringue made of
the white of the egg beaten till STU
and dry with . tablespoons of sugar.
Brown in quick oven. This pie is
truly delicious and quite different
from the regulation plant pie
with two crusts.
Rhubarb and Date Pudding.
Two cups diced rhuharb. / cup
chopped dates. 2 cup dried bread
crumbs, 4 cup sugar. . eggs. . table
spoons water, Is teaspoon salt.
Pour boiling water over rhubarb.
let stand minutes and drain. Put
dates and rhubarb into a saucepan
with just enough water to prevent
burning. Cook 10 minutes. Remove
from fire and add sugar Add
crumbs (toast crumbs are especially
good and mix thoroughly Add
yolks of eggs we'll beaten with wa
ter and salt. Turn into a buttered
pudding dish and bake till firm to
the touch. Cover with meringue
made with white of eggs beaten till
stiff and dry with 4 tablespoons Of
sugar.
Another pudding that is quite
simple is made without eggs.
Rhubarb Pudding.
Two cups rhubarb. cup chopped
dates, cup stale bread crumbs.
teaspoon butter, Ia cup sugar II
marshmallows.
Prepare dates and rhubarb as in
preceding recipe Add sugar. but
ter and bread crumbs. If the rhu-
barb is not juicy enough add a little
water 10 make moist. The bread
crumbs will absorb almost half a cup.
Mix thouroushly and turn into a but
tered pudding dish. Cover with
marshmallovs cut i'm quarters and
bake i'm a rather slow oven till the
man shmallovs begin TO melt. In
crease heat and brown quickly.
Baked Rhubarb.
Two cups rhubarb, y cup raisins,
boiling water. 2-3 cup sugar. 1 tea
spoon butter, teaspoon grated lem
ON rind. 4 teaspoon cinnamon.
Put raisins and rhubarb into a but
tered dish and add about half a cup
of boiling water. Cover tightly ana
bake slowly until the rhuharb is
tender Add the sugar spices and
butter 10 minutes before the rhu-
barb is done DO not peel the rhu-
barb. This is often used in place Of
stewed rhuharb The skin makes the
rhuharb pink and rather more at
tractive to serve than when peeled.
Canned Rhubarb.
Many people like 20 can rhuharb
without cooking e.. The stalks are
cut 10 the height of the jar below
the neck. DO not peel the rhubarb.
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