Cook dishes up rhubarb treats: recipes

Rhubarb Upside Down Cake

1 tablespoon butter

1/2 cup sugar

1 egg, beaten

1 cup flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 cup milk

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Dash of salt

2 cups cut up rhubarb

1 1/4 cups sugar

Small pats of butter

1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

Blend 1 tablespoon butter and 1/2 cup sugar. Add egg, flour, baking powder, milk, vanilla and salt. Grease an 8-by-8-inch pan. Pour in rhubarb and sprinkle with 1 1/2 cups sugar. Dot with pats of butter. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Pour batter mixture over rhubarb. Bake at 350 until lightly browned and toothpick comes out clean. Serve with whipped cream.

Diane Hinkle, May 2006

Rhubarb Slush

10 cups rhubarb

1, 6-ounce box strawberry gelatin

3 cups sugar

1/2 cup lemon juice

2 quarts water plus 1 cup

Cook until rhubarb is tender. Strain. Add gelatin to warm juice, and mix well. Freeze while warm. Scoop into glasses, and add 7-Up. A delicious summer cooler.

Diane Hinkle, May 2006

Easy Rhubarb Jam

5 cups rhubarb

4 cups sugar

1, 5-ounce can crushed pineapple

1, 6-ounce box strawberry gelatin

Cook rhubarb, sugar and pineapple until combined. Slow boil for 30 minutes. Add gelatin, and mix well. Seal in 1/2-pint jars. Freezes well.

Diane Hinkle, May 2006

Rhubarb Crisp

Crust:

2 cups flour

2 cups brown sugar

1 cup melted butter

2 cups oatmeal

Filling:

6 cups rhubarb

1 cup sugar

2 tablespoons corn starch

1 cup cold water

1 teaspoon vanilla

3 ounces strawberry gelatin

Mix crust, and press 1/2 into 9-by-13-inch pan. Place rhubarb over crust. Cook other ingredients except gelatin. Pour hot liquid over rhubarb, and sprinkle with gelatin. Top with remaining crumbs. Bake at 350 for 40-45 minutes.

Diane Hinkle, May 2006