Baked Rhubarb And Bananas

2 cups rhubarb

3 bananas

3/4 cup sugar

1 tablespoon butter

Wash rhubarb and cut, unpeeled, into one-inch pieces; peel and slice bananas, and arrange in a baking dish in alternate layers with the rhubarb; add sugar and butter, cover, and bake in a slow oven two hours. Serve hot or cold.

Rhubarb And Orange Marmalade

4 cups rhubarb 4 oranges

1 tablespoon orange rind grated Juice 1/2 lemon

6 cups sugar

Cut rhubarb in half-inch pieces; add pulp and juice of oranges, rind, lemon juice, and sugar. Cook slowly until juice will "jell" when tried on a cold plate.

Rhubarb And Fig Marmalade

3 pounds rhubarb 1 pound figs 3 pounds sugar

1 lemon

1 teaspoon ginger

1/4 teaspoon clove

1/4 teaspoon salt

Cut rhubarb unpeeled into inch pieces; wash figs and put through food chopper; put in preserving kettle with half of sugar and let stand over night; in the morning boil until clear, then add remaining sugar, juice and grated rind of lemon, and seasonings. Cook slowly until thickened.