823. Red Rhubarb

The Modern Housewife · Soyer, Alexis · 1849

Source: The Modern Housewife
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Ingredients (5)

The small forced rhubarb (Mitchell’s Royal Albert) is by far the best.
about half a pound of it ↝ Rhubarb, raw [Fruits and Fruit Juices]
a quarter of a pound of powdered sugar ↝ Sugars, powdered [Sweets]
a wineglassful of water ↝ Water, tap [Tap water]
sufficient isinglass

Instructions (6)

Cut about half a pound of rhubarb into pieces half an inch in length.
Put the rhubarb into a stewpan with a quarter of a pound of powdered sugar and a wineglassful of water.
Set it over a sharp fire, occasionally shaking the stewpan round.
When quite tender, pour it into a basin until cold.
When it is ready to serve, should the syrup be too thin, add sufficient isinglass to set it.
When cold, dress it pyramidically upon your dish.

Original Text · last edited 12 days ago

823. Red Rhubarb.—The small forced rhubarb (Mitchell’s Royal Albert) is by far the best. Cut about half a pound of it into pieces half an inch in length, which put into a stewpan with a quarter of a pound of powdered sugar and a wineglassful of water; set it over a sharp fire, occasionally shaking the stewpan round, and when quite tender pour it into a basin until cold; when it is ready to serve, should the syrup be too thin, add sufficient isinglass to set it, and when cold dress it pyramidically upon your dish.

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