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Rhubarb soup (for invalids)

Chopped rhubarb is boiled tender in water, strained or not, sweetened with crystallose and served cold with whipped cream. From Erken's Stor kokebok (the Big Cookbook, 1949), p. 805.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 805 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

The soup appears in the chapter on invalid cookery with its nutritional content given (232 calories).

How to make it

  1. 1

    Cook the rhubarb

    Put the cleaned, chopped rhubarb in the boiling water and cook until tender.

  2. 2

    Strain and sweeten

    Strain the soup or not, as you wish, and sweeten with sweetener (the original uses crystallose).

  3. 3

    Serve cold

    Serve cold with the whipped cream.

Changes from the original

"Del." is read as dl and "krystallose" as sweetener. The amounts are for one small portion.

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1949 (proofread, p. 805) → Modernised~87% of the text changedremovedadded
Den rensede opskårne 2 dl rabarbra settes (renset og oppskåret). 3 dl vann (kokende). 1 dl fløte (vispet). søtstoff (krystallose, etter smak). Sett den rensede, oppskårne rabarbraen over varmen i det kokende vann. Når rabarbraen er kokt, siles vannet og kok den mør.. Sil suppen eller ikke — ikke, som man vil — tilsettes krystallose. Serveres kold du vil, og søt med søtstoff (originalen bruker krystallose).. Server kald med den vispede fløte. Eggehv. Fett Kullhydr. Kal. 4,6 gr. 20 gr. 6,5 gr. = 232 2 del. rabarbra 3 del. vann 1 del. fløte krystallose. fløten.

Note on Modernised

«del.» er tolket som dl, «krystallose» som søtstoff. Mengdene er for én liten porsjon.

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Is the soup served hot or cold?
Cold, with whipped cream.
Does the soup have to be strained?
No, it is up to you.

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