jmcquown wrote:
> "Mookie" > wrote in message
> ...
> On Dec 10, 5:13 pm, "jmcquown" > wrote:
>> This one comes from my great aunt Ada who lived in Indiana, PA. She had a
>> rhubarb patch growing out back. I remember her kitchen door was one of
>> those double-dutch doors And she never relinquished her big old cast
>> iron stove. Note there is no mention of "crumbs" until you get to the
>> part
>> where you bake this... so I have no idea what she meant or how much to
>> use.
>>
>> Rhubarb Crunch
>>
>> Mix together:
>>
>> 1 c. brown sugar
>> 3/4 c. quick oatmeal
>> 1 c. flour
>> 1 tsp. cinnamon
>> 1/2 c. melted butter or shortening
>> 2 Tbs. cornstarch
>> 1 c. white sugar
>> 1 c. water
>> vanilla
>>
>> Dice 3 cups rhubarb
>>
>> Cook until thick. Put half crumbs in a greased baking dish, 8X9 square.
>> Put rhubarb on top of crumbs. Then pour boiled misture over the
>> rhubarb and
>> top with remaining crumbs. Bake at 350 until done, about 1/2 hour.
>>
>> Jill
>
> Jill, my guess would be that the cornstarch, white sugar, water and
> vanilla were cooked with the Rhubarb until thickened. The ingredients
> at the top were probably assembled into the "crumbs" or crunch part of
> the recipe?
> My guess anyway.
> Ruth
>
>
>
> Ruth, you may be right and that makes perfect sense. Unfortunately
> there is no one left I could ask for clarification. That's the funny
> thing about asking people to write down recipes. They know exactly what
> they mean when they jot them down. And they assume everyone else knows,
> too
>
> Jill

The recipe I have with those same ingredients says to boil the
water, sugar and cornstarch until thickened. Remove from heat, add
vanilla and set aside. The other ingredients are all blended together
and used for the topping. The recipe calls for 4-5 cups rhubarb cut up
into a buttered 9"x13" glass pan. pour thickened liquid over rhubarb,
sprinkle topping over top. Bake for 45 min. at 350 degrees. I've made
extra of the topping to have enough to use half on the bottom before
putting in the rhubarb. Hope this helps-

Brian