Rhubarb Dessert
- Title
- Rhubarb Dessert
- Subject
- flour
- sugar
- butter
- margarine
- rhubarb
- half and half
- eggs
- Description
- Rhubarb Dessert
2 c flour, plus 4 T divided
2 C sugar, plus 2 T, divided
½ c butter or margarine
4 c rhubarb, cut up
3/4 cup ½ and ½
4 eggs, separated
Mix 2 c flour, 2 T sugar and butter or margarine and
pat into 9 x 13 pan. Bake at 350 for 15 min.
Place 2 c sugar and 4 T flour in heavy saucepan, add
rhubarb and cream. Cook until rhubarb is tender and
mixture is thick. Add lightly beaten egg yolks and
return to heat; cook 1 min. longer. Pour slightly
cooled filling on top of crust. Top with meringue
made from beaten egg whites and sugar.
Bake 350 12-15 min or til meringue brown.
Meringue: 4 egg whites, stiff + 8 T sugar add gradually
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# Rhubarb Dessert
## Ingredients
- 2 cups flour, plus 4 Tbsp divided
- 2 cups sugar, plus 2 Tbsp, divided
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine
- 4 cups rhubarb, cut up
- 3/4 cup half and half
- 4 eggs, separated
## Instructions
1. Mix 2 cups flour, 2 Tbsp sugar and butter or margarine and pat into a 9 x 13 pan. Bake at 350°F for 15 minutes.
2. Place 2 cups sugar and 4 Tbsp flour in a heavy saucepan, add rhubarb and cream. Cook until rhubarb is tender and mixture is thick.
3. Add lightly beaten egg yolks and return to heat; cook 1 minute longer.
4. Pour slightly cooled filling on top of crust.
5. Top with meringue made from beaten egg whites and sugar.
6. Bake at 350°F for 12–15 minutes or until meringue is brown.
## Meringue
- 4 egg whites, beaten stiff
- 8 Tbsp sugar, added gradually - Creator
- Alice Yetka, Martha Yetka
- Source
- RCA0006 - The Yetka family collection that started the project (eBay)
- Date
- 1950s
- Rights
- Personal/Family
- Format
- Typed recipe card
- Identifier
- RCA0006-20260609-0162
- Coverage
- Oregon, US
Dublin Core
Tags
Citation
Alice Yetka, Martha Yetka, “Rhubarb Dessert,” Recipe Card Archive, accessed June 28, 2026, https://recipecardarchive.com/items/show/1545.