diff --git a/cookbook/rewrite.ipynb b/cookbook/rewrite.ipynb
index 270d7d964ed..12f5a9e734a 100644
--- a/cookbook/rewrite.ipynb
+++ b/cookbook/rewrite.ipynb
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@
     "\n",
     "\n",
     "def _parse(text):\n",
-    "    return text.strip(\"**\")"
+    "    return text.strip('\"').strip(\"**\")"
    ]
   },
   {