Rhubarb's Tart Sign of Spring and Safe Uses
Rhubarb or pieplant signals spring and can be grown easily with resistance to pests. The edible stalks last three days fresh or can be frozen for up to a year, either with syrup or without, and the leaves should be avoided due to possible poisons. The Iowa State Extension Service suggests rhubarb lemonade punch as one use.
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Iowa State Extension Service
Rhubarb Punch and Amana Ox Yoke Pie Lore
A rhubarb punch recipe uses rhubarb, water, sugar, lemonade concentrate and ginger ale to yield twelve 1 3 cup servings. East Iowa’s Ox Yoke Inn in Amana is famed for rhubarb pie served since 1940, with 3,000 to 4,000 pounds of rhubarb purchased yearly. Bill Leichsenring Jr. notes the pie follows his mother’s recipe while the meringue topping remains a secret.
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Iowa
Amana
Bill Leichsenring Jr
William Leichsenring
Coney Island Coney Dogs Through Greek Immigrant Memories
Steve Karras recounts decades of selling coney dogs on Coney Island from a family stand during summers to serving in New York kitchens and now operating Olympia Cafe in Cedar Rapids. He recalls the 5 and 10 cent prices and the lines during the Fourth of July crowds.
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Steve Karras
Karras
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Coney Island
New York
West 42Nd Street
Antonia
Cedar Rapids
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New Yorker
Food Service
Tastes in mustards from wines to champagne flavors
A note from The World of Herbs and Spices by Ortho explains mustard flavor varies like wine. It advises small batches for evolving taste while mustard powder lasts indefinitely. It cites vinegar in English mustard and champagne for Dijon style, with beer or water mixes for spicy profiles.
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Ortho
Dijon
Fragrant Herb Mustard Recipe Crisp and Quick
A compact home recipe for herb mustard blends packed brown sugar flour dry mustard mustard seed turmeric ground ginger water cider vinegar and spices. The mixture is boiled then simmered about ten minutes until thick, cooled and stored in jars in the refrigerator.