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Rhubarb with Apples

Marmalade of raw rhubarb and cooked, strained apple pulp with 625 g sugar; cooked to a smooth mass and filled hot into jars. The quantities for rhubarb and apples are missing in the original print.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1914-utg. s. 598 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

A blended marmalade in which apple pulp gives body and jelling power to the tart rhubarb. Erken recommends a cognac-dipped linen cloth and paraffin as a preserving seal, a common technique before screw-top lids became common.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Cook the apple pulp

    Wash the apples, cut them up without peeling, and cook them with half a deciliter of water until tender. Press the pulp through a fine-mesh sieve.

  2. 2

    Cook the marmalade

    Mix the apple pulp with cleaned, finely cut rhubarb and the sugar. Cook, stirring, until the water has evaporated and the marmalade is smooth.

  3. 3

    Fill the jars

    Fill the marmalade hot into dry, warm jars. Cover once it is cold.

  4. 4

    Historical seal

    Erken suggests laying a linen cloth dipped in cognac over the marmalade and melting a thin layer of paraffin on top.

Changes from the original

The quantities for rhubarb and apples are missing in the printed text (the figures have dropped out) and are given as unknown. Hair sieve replaced with fine-mesh sieve; the paraffin layer kept as a historical note.

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To19141949Modernised
1949 (proofread, p. 719) → 1914 (proofread, p. 598)~42% of the text changedremovedadded
½ kg. rå rabarbra ½ raa rabarber kg. kokte, pressede epler 625 gr. sukker. De vaskede, uskrelte uskrællede epler skjæres op og koker med ½ 1/2 del. vann vand, til de er møre, presses gjennem hårsigt. haarsigt. Eplemassen tilsettes tilsættes den rensede, smått opskårne rabarbra smaat opskaarne rabarber og sukkeret, koker under omrøren omrøren, til vannet vandet er fordampet og marmeladen jevn. Marmeladen fylles fyldes varm i tørre, varme glass. Overbindes når glas. Overbindes, naar marmeladen er kold. Man kan legge lægge en linklut, dyppet i konjakk, konjak, over marmeladen og herpå herpaa smelte et tynt tyndt lag parafin.

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Frequently asked questions

Do the apples need to be peeled?
No. In the original recipe the apples are washed and cooked unpeeled with a little water until tender, then pressed through a hair sieve (fine sieve). Skins and cores are strained out.
How much sugar and how long does the marmalade cook?
625 g sugar to the stated quantities of raw rhubarb and cooked, strained apple pulp. The mixture is cooked, stirring, until the water has evaporated and the marmalade is smooth, allow about an hour total including cooking the apples.
How is the marmalade stored?
It is filled hot into dry, warm jars and covered only once it is cold. Erken also suggests laying a linen cloth dipped in cognac over the marmalade and melting a thin layer of paraffin on top.
Where does the recipe come from?
From Henriette Schønberg Erken's "Stor kokebok" of 1914, page 598.

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