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Rhubarb porridge I

Rhubarb porridge: small pieces of rhubarb are cooked tender in water with a cinnamon stick, sweetened and thickened with potato flour stirred into cold water, and brought just to the boil. From Erken's Stor kokebok (1949), p. 572.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 572 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

Rhubarb porridge is a classic early-summer dish, and Erken has several versions; this is the first.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Cook the rhubarb

    Wash the stalks, strip off the strings and cut into fairly small pieces. Cook with the water and cinnamon stick until the rhubarb is quite tender. Sweeten to taste.

  2. 2

    Thicken

    Mix the potato flour into the cold water and pour it into the porridge in a fine stream, stirring all the time.

  3. 3

    Bring to the boil

    Bring the porridge just to the boil.

Changes from the original

'1y 2 l.' is read as 1 1/2 l. Old measures converted to dl, and 'flekkes' is interpreted as stripping off the strings.

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Modernised → 1949 (proofread, p. 572)~79% of the text changedremovedadded
1 kg rabarbrastilker. 1,5 l vann. kg. rabarbrastilker 1y 2 1. vann ca. 300 g gr. sukker (ca., eller etter smak). ca. 120 g potetmel (ca.). gr. potetesmel 1 stk kanelstang. 2 dl kaldt vann (til å røre ut potetmelet). Vask stilkene, trekk av trevlene stykke kanel. Stilkene vaskes, flekkes og skjær dem skjæres op i ganske små stykker. Kok stykker; koker med vannet og kanelstangen kanelen til rabarbraen er helt mør. Søt etter smak.. Rør potetmelet ganske mør; sukker efter smak. Potetesmelet røres ut i det kalde vannet og hell det 2 del. koldt vann, has i grøten i en fin stråle stråle, mens du rører man hele tiden.. Gi grøten tiden rører. Gis såvidt et oppkok. opkok.

Note on Modernised

«1y 2 l.» er lest som 1½ l. Del. er omregnet til dl, og «flekkes» er tolket som å trekke av trevlene.

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Frequently asked questions

How is the porridge thickened?
With potato flour mixed into cold water, poured in a fine stream while stirring.
What flavours it besides rhubarb and sugar?
A cinnamon stick cooked with it.

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