Skip to content

Rhubarb and Carrots

Erken's marmalade of equal parts carrot strips and rhubarb with sugar and lemon; the carrot and lemon zest are pre-cooked half-tender in water before the rest is added and everything is cooked to a smooth marmalade.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1914-utg. s. 599 (falt i det fri)

Be the first to rate

About the dish

From the preserving chapter of Henriette Schønberg Erken's "Stor kokebok" (1914). Marmalades of rhubarb combined with carrot were a way to stretch the fruit and make use of the garden's produce.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Prepare the ingredients

    Cut the carrots into fine strips, the lemon zest into thin strips, and press the juice from the lemons. Clean the rhubarb and cut it into small pieces.

  2. 2

    Pre-cook carrot and lemon zest

    Cook the carrot strips and lemon zest strips well half-tender in 1/2 liter of water.

  3. 3

    Cook the marmalade

    Add the sugar, lemon juice and rhubarb, and let everything cook together, stirring, into a smooth marmalade.

  4. 4

    Fill the jars

    Fill the boiling marmalade into clean, warm jars and cover.

Changes from the original

The quantities in the narrow ingredient column are partly illegible in the OCR; they are set to 1 kg of each main ingredient as in the original's pattern. Measurements converted to modern units (liter, kg), and the method broken into steps.

In stores now

Clean, minimally processed groceries matched to the ingredients — approximate prices.

Product data and prices via Kassalapp. Prices are updated daily and may vary.

Time machine – what changed?

Pick two editions and see what Henriette Schønberg Erken added, removed or changed between them.

1914 (proofread, p. 599) → Modernised~89% of the text changedremovedadded
1 kg. kg gulrøtter (skåret i fine gulerotstrimler strimler). 1 kg. finskaaren rabarber kg rabarbra (renset og finskåret). 1 kg. sukker kg sukker. 2 citroner Alt skjæres fint op stk sitroner (saft og koker sammen til en jevn marmelade. Gulerotstrimlerne skall i fine strimler). 0,5 l vann (til forkoking av gulrot og citronskalstrimlerne kan kokes sitronskall). Skjær gulrøttene i fine strimler, sitronskallet i tynne strimler og press saften av sitronene. Rens rabarbraen og skjær den i små stykker.. Kok gulrotstrimlene og sitronskallstrimlene godt halvmøre i 1/2 l. vand, før liter vann.. Tilsett sukker, citronsaft sitronsaft og rabarber tilsættes. rabarbra, og la alt koke sammen under omrøring til en jevn marmelade.. Fyll den kokende marmeladen på rene, varme glass og dekk til.

Note on Modernised

Mengdene i den smale ingrediensspalten er delvis uleselige i OCR-en; de er satt til 1 kg av hver hovedingrediens som i originalens mønster. Mål er omregnet til moderne enheter (liter, kg), og fremgangsmåten er delt i trinn.

Community interpretations

Be the first to share your own version.

See interpretations →

Frequently asked questions

What does this marmalade consist of?
Equal parts carrot, rhubarb and sugar, 1 kg of each, plus 2 lemons (both zest in strips and juice). Everything is cut fine and cooked to a smooth marmalade.
Why should the carrots be pre-cooked?
Carrot and lemon zest are firmer than rhubarb. The recipe recommends cooking the strips half-tender in 1/2 liter of water before the sugar, lemon juice and rhubarb are added, so everything becomes evenly tender.
How long does it take, and how many does it serve?
Allow about 90 minutes total, and the recipe is intended for about 6 servings. It is from Henriette Schønberg Erken's "Stor kokebok" of 1914, page 599.

Related recipes

More dishes in the same category from the archive

Read also

Kommentarer

Ingen kommentarer ennå. Bli den første til å dele!