Saturday, May 18, 2013

Something Yummy for Saturday


It is the time of year to drag out the Rhubarb recipes.

Rhubarb Cheesecake Bars



"I usually double this and put into a 9" x 13"pan."Ginny
½    cup       Butter
1¼  cups      Flour
½    tsp.       Salt
½    cup       Brown sugar
8     ounces   Cream cheese, softened
¾  cup    Sugar
1   lg.     Egg
½  tsp.   Cinnamon
2   cups  Rhubarb, chopped
Procedure
1   Grease pan.
2   In large bowl, combine:  flour, salt, and brown sugar.
3   Cut cold butter into small pieces.
4   Using pastry blender or two small knives, mix butter into dry ingredients and mix until it resembles small peas.
5   Add oatmeal and mix until mixture is crumbly/
6   Pat 1/2 of the mixture into a greased pan.
7   In mixing bowl or blender, beat softened cream cheese and sugar together until light and creamy.
8   Add egg and continue beating until well blended.
9   In bowl of rhubarb sprinkle cinnamon.
10 Add cream mixture mixture.
11 Stir.
12 Spread filling over crust.
13 Sprinkle remaining crumbs on top.
14 Bake.
Yield: 9" x 9"
Oven Temperature: 350°F
Cooking Time: 40 minutes


Author: Mary Jane Rabinowitz
Source: Ginny Jackson

Rhubarb Strawberry Jam





"I have used grape and peach jello in this recipe. Margarine containers work well for storing." Ginny
4  cups   Rhubarb, chopped
3  cups   Sugar
1  3 oz. pkg.  Strawberry Jello (other flavors work too)
Procedure
1   In a large saucepan, bring rhubarb and sugar to a boil.
2   Cook 5 minutes.
3   Add dry Jello.
4   Cool.
5   Refrigerate or freeze.

Source: Ginny Jackson

Lemon Rhubarb Pie


3           cups   Rhubarb, chopped fine
1½ to 2  cups   Sugar
3           T      Flour
2                    Eggs
½     Lemon's juice
1      Lemon's rind
1      Pie shell, unbaked
       Butter
Procedure
1   In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients.
2   Place in unbaked pie shell.
3   Dot lavishly with butter.
4   Top with pie crust.
5   Bake until done. time wasn't given
Oven Temperature: 400°F

Source: Ruth Cole Jackson


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