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Rhubarb Preserves
Wash and peel stalks of rhubarb and cut in 1-inch pieces. Put in large pot, sprinkle with sugar; add raisins and grated rind and juice of oranges and lemon. Mix, cover, and stand at least ½ hour. Place on range, bring to boiling point and let simmer 45 minutes, stirring almost constantly. Pack in hot sterilized jars and seal.
Boil until the rhubarb is soft then strain through a sieve. Strain again
through a cloth. 5 cups rhubarb juice, strained Heat juice to a simmer and stir in pectin crystals. Bring to a boil and add the sugar. Boil hard for 2 minutes, or until the jelly stage is reached. Skim foam. Pack in hot sterilized jars and seal. Rhubarb combines with many other fruits.
Substitute some of the rhubarb for apple, crabapples, blueberries or any
other fruit you may happen to have.
Rhubarb Orange Jelly 4 cups chopped rhubarb, not peeled Combine rhubarb and 2 cups water and simmer for 15
minutes. Strain.
Measure 2 cups juice, add the orange concentrate, 1/3 cup water
and stir in the pectin.
Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring frequently.
Add sugar and bring again to a full boil, continuing to stir.
Boil 1 minute or until it has jelled.
Remove from heat. Skim foam. Seal in hot sterilized jars.
Rhubarb Marmalade To prepare the oranges and lemons: Grate the peel from the fruit for the zest. Peel the fruit and discard the white portion of the rind. Cut fruit in half and remove the seeds. Put in a food processor to chop the pulp. Blend fruit. Add ¾ cup sugar for each cup of fruit. (Mixture may stand overnight if desired.) Heat fruit to boiling. Add pectin and bring to a full rolling boil. Continue cooking until it reaches the jam stage. Pack in hot sterilized jars and seal. Note: Dried cranberries give this marmalade a pink color. This recipe can be doubled when you prepare the fruit, but it jams better if heated in two batches.
Rhubarb Carrot Marmalade Combine rhubarb and carrots. Thinly slice the skin
from the oranges. Peel and
discard the white portion of the rind.
Cut in half and remove seeds.
Put the pulp and the rinds in the food processor.
Add to rhubarb and carrot mixture, then add sugar. Stand
overnight. Cook over low
heat stirring occasionally, until boiling.
Reduce heat and simmer until thickened (approximately 2 hours).
Pack in hot sterilized jars and process.
In a large saucepan, heat strawberries, rhubarb and
lemon jui
Rhubarb Mincemeat 2 cups diced apples Combine all ingredients in
Note: If you have access to a food processor, grate
the orange and lemon for the zest and remove the white skin around the
fruit. Cut the fruit in half and remove the seeds, then put into a
food processor This recipe is adapted from a vintage recipe that
said to seal in jars with parowax, but today mincemeat is usuall
Rhubarb Ginger Jelly 3 q
Rhubarb Ginger Preserve
6 cups rhubarb, chopped
Combine r
2 lb rhubarb
Peel and core the apples, and cut into dice. Cut rhubarb into shreds,
remove the skins and pips from lemons, and slice the pulp. Peel and
mince the garlic, bruise the ginger. Put all the ingredients into an
enamel pan, cover with vinegar, bring to a boil and simmer until the
mixture thickens, stirring constantly. Put into jars and cover.
Rhubarb Chutney 3
4 lb rhubarb
Cut the rhubarb into small, i.e., thin pieces. Put into a jar and place
in the oven till soft. Put into an enamelled pan, add vinegar,
sultanas, chillies, turmeric and salt. Boil together for an hour or
till it becomes as thick as jam. |
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