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Rhubarb Canned in Pint Jars

This recipe describes how to can rhubarb in pint jars using sugar and water.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 3 ingredients
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Why it works: Rhubarb and sugar are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 18% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,852 recipes. Both carry 1-penten-3-one, which smells fish, pungent. The science ↓

Rhubarb Canned in Pint Jars

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Wash and cut rhubarb into 1‑inch pieces.

  2. Blanch rhubarb in boiling water for 3 minutes, then cold‑dip.

Pack and process

  1. Pack rhubarb into sterilized jars.

  2. Cover with boiling water or syrup made from 2 cups sugar and 4 cups water, filling to within ½ inch of the top.

  3. Half‑seal the jars and sterilize for 20 minutes.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Rhubarb + sugartop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,852 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-penten-3-one (fish, pungent).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Rhubarb
Provides the tart flavour and the fruit that softens during processing.
Sugar
Adds sweetness and balances the tartness of the rhubarb.

The step that matters

Filling to within ½ inch of the top. Leaving headspace lets the contents expand during heating and helps form a proper vacuum seal as the jar cools, reducing the risk of spoilage.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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