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American Agriculturist, March 29, 1924 
In Rhubarb Season 
Appetizing Recipes—Timely Pattern Designs 
329 
W ITH rhubarb at its best, the house¬ 
keeper who has the family health 
at heart, should see that it appears on the 
table frequently. There are so many 
ways of preparing rhubarb that it can be 
served often and yet have the charm of 
novelty. Even the rhubarb sauce that 
oftenest appears can be made more 
appetizing by careful cooking. Baked 
rhubarb is a delicious dish. To prepare 
it, wash the stems well, but do not peel 
them; cut in pieces about an inch long, 
allowing a full cup of sugar to each pint 
of fruit. Put it in a baking dish in 
alternate layers with a very small quan¬ 
tity of water (not more than a quarter of 
a cup). Cover closely and bake until 
the rhubarb is tender. Do not stir. 
Cooked in this way, each piece will be 
separate and whole and in a clear syrup, 
and it will be a most beautiful color. 
An attractive dessert is rhubarb jelly 
with whipped cream. Cut up three 
pounds of rhubarb and put in a pre¬ 
serving pan with an equal amount of 
sugar and a small quantity of water. 
Cook until soft, stirring frequently. Then 
pass it through a fine sieve and to each 
quart of pulp add two ounces of dissolved 
turn into the pastry-lined plate; let bake 
about twenty-five minutes, cool a little, 
spread with meringue, dredge with 
granulated sugar and let bake in a cool 
oven for about twelve minutes, or until 
meringue is slightly browned. 
Meringue for Pie 
3 egg whites, 
K cupful granulated sugar, 
K teaspoonful orange or lemon extract. 
Beat the eggs very light, then gradually 
beat in the sugar and the extract.— 
Adelaide Utter. 
Rendering Lard 
V/DU can render lard more quickly and 
I have it of a better quality in the oven 
than on top of the stove. Moreover, un¬ 
serviceable Separate Skirt 
A Pretty Spring Design 
/' you need, a 
charming frock 
in a hurry and one 
that will cost very 
little, you can find no 
better solution to 
your problem than 
No! 1783. Just a 
glance at the accom¬ 
panying diagram 
shows how a single 
length of material, 
oddly cut, makes the 
dress. And it takes 
only an hour or two! 
The pattern comes in 
sizes 16 years, 36, 38, 
and ff) inches bust 
measure. For the 36 
inch size, 2ys yards 
of 36 inch material is 
needed. Price, 12c. 
Send stamps, write all numbers clearly, and 
address Pattern Department, American Agri¬ 
culturist, 461 Fourth Avenue, New York, N. Y. 
jyO. 1157 
always 
is 
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that 
necessary 
garment, a two-piece 
separate skirt. The 
back is gathered to an 
inside belt on a slightly 
raised waist-line. Patch 
pockets are both stylish 
and useful. The pattern 
comes in sizes 26, 28, 30 
and 32 inches waist 
measure. Size 26 re¬ 
quires 2fii yards of 32 or 
j //H inch material with % 
yard contrasting. Price, 
12c. Mail with correct number, size, and your 
name and address clearly written to Pattern De¬ 
partment, American Agriculturist, 1^61 
Fourth Avenue, New York City. 
pleasant odors of grease and smoke can 
be avoided. 
Cut fat into one inch cubes, place in as 
many dripping pans as oven will hold, 
keep oven just hot enough so that fat 
does not smoke—2 to 3 on an oven 
thermometer. When lard is rendered 
out, strain into thoroughly clean con¬ 
tainers. When cool and set put on tight 
covers. Cracklings should be pressed 
gelatine. Put it into a border mold to 
harden, and when ready to serve, turn 
it onto a flat dish and fill the center with 
whipped cream. 
Rhubarb Pies Are Popular 
Every one is familiar with plain rhubarb 
pie, but here are two variations that 
deserve to be better known: 
1. Line a deep pie plate with a good 
crust, then put in two cupfuls of rhubarb, 
unpeeled and cut into small pieces. Pour 
over the rhubarb one and a half cupfuls of 
granulated sugar, a little melted butter, 
a beaten egg, a few seeded raisins and a 
sprinkling of flour. Cover with a tender 
paste pressed tightly around the edge 
so that the juice may not escape and 
bake three-quarters of an hour in a rather 
slow oven. 
Make cream rhubarb pie as follows: 
2 tablespoonfuls cornstarch, 
1 cupful sugar, 
K teaspoonful salt, 
1 cupful boiling water. 
Grated rind of one orange or lemon, 
1 cupful rhubarb, chopped fine, 
1 tablespoonful of butter, 
3 egg yolks beaten light. 
Line a pie plate with pastry, building 
up the edges as for a lemon pie. Mix the 
cornstarch, sugar and salt, pour on the 
boiling water and stir over the fire until 
boiling—add the grated rind, the rhubarb, 
butter and egg yolks, mix thoroughly and 
Girl’s Everyday Dress 
'J'WO-MATERIAL 
f rocks offer a splendid 
opportunity to use up short 
lengths or make over an 
outgrown frock, and the 
effect is particularly be¬ 
coming to the growing girl. 
Patterns of No. 2031 come 
in sizes 8, 10, 12 and lit 
years. Size 8 requires lfi 
yards of 36 inch material 
with lfii yard of contrast¬ 
ing. Pattern, 12c. Ad¬ 
dress Pattern Department, 
American Agricultur- 
,ist, lf.61 Fourth Avenue, New York, N. Y. Add 
10c if you ivant our big new spring catalogue. 
out, the grease thus obtained should be 
used first, and the cracklings used for 
soap making.—M rs. R. C. Kramer. 
The Pattern Situation 
TUST at the height of the spring 
** pattern rush, a breakdown at the 
factory where our patterns are made 
resulted in an extremely unfortunate 
but unavoidable delay. These patterns 
are all made by hand and expert addi¬ 
tional help is hard to get, but every 
effort is being made to catch up on orders. 
We tender our apologies to those who 
have been inconvenienced and assure 
all our readers that our usual prompt 
service is even now being resumed. 
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cold and still liquid, 
whip. Then fold in 
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juice. Set in a cold 
place to harden. Sdrve 
with whipped cream 
and garnish with fresh 
berries. 
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