Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-04-08
Kitchen Hints
Tempting Menus

100 lew I~OuSeheepeIS appreciate
the worth of the spring vegetable
rhubarb. Familiarity known as pie
plant"
The acidity that some people find
so Objectionable may be overcome to
a great degree by parboiling the
rhubarb in weak soda water.
Rhubarb is especially rich in the
minerals needed TO build up tissues
broken down during the winter. It's
a wonderful spring tonic.
Rhubarb Jam
To each pound of rhubarb allow
1 pound of sugar, Y teaspoon
ground ginger and the grated rind
of y lemon.
Cut rhubarb into short lengths
without peeling it. Put all the in
gradients into preserving kettle over
a very slow fire. Stir occasionally to
prevent burning. Boil until the jam
sets quickly when a little is tried on
a cold saucer. Pour into sterilized
glasses.
Rhubarb Jelly
Two cups diced rhubarb, u cup
sugar, 1 tablespoon graduated gela-
tin, grated rind " lemon, 1 cup
water.
Put rhubarb. unpeeled, into stew
pan with sugar. water, and lemon
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der. Rub through a fine sieve. Soft
en- gelatin in a cup of cold water,
stir in strained juice. Turn into a
mold dipped in cold water and set In
a cold place to become firm.
Rhubarb Cream Pie
Two and one-half cups finely cut
rhubarb, / egg, l cup sugar, l tea
spoon butter. 1 tablespoon -four, 3
tablespoons water.
Pour boiling water over rhubarb
and let stand five minutes. Drain.
Add sugar and -four to rhubarb and
mix well. Add yolk of egg beaten
with water. Add butter. Turn into
a pie-pan lined with unbaked pie
crust and bake in 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 stiff
and dry with 2 tablespoons of sugar.
Brown in quick oven. This pie is
truly delicious and quite different
from the regulation pie-plant pie
with two crusts.
Rhubarb and Date Pudding
Two cups diced rhubarb, / cup
chopped dates, u cup dried bread
crumbs, "a cup sugar, . eggs, 2
tablespoons water. Il teaspoon salt.
Pour boiling water over rhubarb,
let stand 5 minutes and drain. Put
dates and rhubarb into a saucepan
with just enough water to prevent
burning. Cook ten 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 water
and salt. Turn into a buttered pud-
ding 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, l. cup chopped
dates, l cup stale bread crumbs, /
teaspoon butter, 1-3 cup sugar, IL
marshmallows.
Prepare dates and rhubarb as in
preceding recipe. Add sugar, butter
and bread crumbs. If the rhubarb
is not juicy enough add a little water
to make moist. The bread crumbs
will absorb almost half a cup. Mix
thoroughly and turn into a buttered
pudding dish. Cover with marsh
mallowS cut in quarters and bake in
a rather slow over till the marsh
mallows begin to melt. Increase
heat and brown quickly.
Baked Rhubarb
Two cups rhubarb, Y cup raisins,
boiling water, 2-3 cup sugar, l ga
spoon butter, 1 teaspoon grated
lemon rind, Il teaspoon cinnamon.
Put raisins and rhubarb into a
buttered dish and add about half a
cup of boiling water. Cover tightly
and bake slowly until the rhubarb
is tender. Add the uga spices and
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barb is done. Do not peel the rhu-
barb. This is often used in place of
stewed rhubarb. The skin makes
the rhubarb pink and rather more
attractive to serve than when peeled.
Canned Rhubarb
Many people k to "a rhubarb
without cooking it. The stalks are
cut to the height of the jar below
the neck. Do not peel the rhubarb.
Fill the jar with rhubarb and fill to
overlooking with cold water. Pour
in water until no bubbles form. Then
put on a new rubber, screw on top
and put in a cool place. The cans
must not be moved after being
pies or buildings use the rhubarb as
if it were fresh.
Many delicious summer drinks
may be made from canned cooked
rhubarb. These drinks make a sat-
isfying substitute for lemonade.
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This should be a favorable rule
for aviators and all that concerns
aerial navigation.
Inventors should profit greatly by
this government of the stars which
will encourage new labor saving con-
trivances.
Venus is in an aspect held to in
dictate that women will have a re-
vival of the domestic instinct. Home
making is to be one of the newest
fads. it is prognosticated.
Persons whose birthday it is have
the augury of a happy. prosperous
year.. Travel and change are fore
cast.
Children born on this day will be
respected and well conducted. These
subjects of Aries are usually very
talented and succeed in whatever
they undertake.