Tonight, I diced and froze 39 cups of rhubarb

[jpak]

that is all

[Brigid]

1. Send me some Rhubarb pie?

[jpak]

2. If you can wait until the end of the month, I'll make it strawberry rhubarb pie

[Brigid]

3. Even better!

[mainegreen]

4. My mom'd rhubarb garden finally failed this year.

30 years and finally it failed.

No strawberry-rhubarb pie for me this year.

[jpak]

5. After last night's t-storms - rhubarb might be the only thing I get out of my garden

it's a swamp

Sorry to hear about your Mom's rhubarb - what happened??

[mainegreen]

6. It's an old rhubarb bed.

I think it's about 45 years old.
It just had been getting weaker every year for the last ten years.
This year, it just didn't come back.

Not sure why. Perhaps the soil had changed or the plants were just tuckered out.

[jpak]

7. Wow - mine's at least that old (as far as I can tell)

I thought they lasted for forever...

http://www.rhubarbinfo.com/

[otherlander]

8. Did you grow it yourself?

I'm growing swiss chard, lettuce, and bok choy, but none of it's ready to harvest yet. i did make cinnamon raisen rolls, though.

[jpak]

10. Yes - it's number 3 on Maine's seasonal "greens"

fiddleheads > dandelions > rhubarb

yum

[rurallib]

9. I had about a dozen stalks of fresh stuff

Man, was it good!!!! Why wreck such an exquisite taste with sugar?

[1]

11. help me. i know you can do pie...

i know that one.

what else could i make from rhubarb? a salad?

steamed rhubarb? sautéed?

what does one do with rhubarb?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

12. My dear CasualWatcher9...

I just make mine into sauce!

Very easy...

Wash, cut into approx. one inch lengths...

Simmer over low heat with a little water...

Cook till chunks have vanished...

A little sugar ...

Cool, store, and eat!

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15. my dear CaliforniaPeggy...

heh.

i like saying that. it's fun.

anyhoo...

what would you do with this rhubarb sauce then? eat it plain? pour it over a steak? ice cream? potatoes?

what?

[jpak]

18. Sweet rhubarb sauce with cream

lots of rhubarb recipes here...

http://www.rhubarbinfo.com

[CaliforniaPeggy]

21. I just eat it plain like you would any fruit...

To accompany a meal, much the way you would eat applesauce...

Glad you like saying my name!

It makes me smile...

[grasswire]

14. put it in a coffee cake

mmmm.

I know that trendy chefs are doing stuff with it like rhubarb coulis for salmon, etc. Think pink!

[mainegreen]

19. Rhubarb Chicken!

Mmmmm!

[Gonzo Gardener]

13. We could make beautiful...

pies together!



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[Duer 157099]

16. Funny you should mention rhubarb

When I was a kid, my grandma use to grow rhubarb in her garden, and we learned to eat it raw, just dipping it in sugar, and I remember it being a tart sweet treat that I loved.

Then, somehow I forgot about it and until today, when I saw some at the store and brought it home and tried to eat it that way, and YUCK it was horrible! I don't know if it's because 1) my taste buds have dramatically changed or 2) the store-bought stuff is just awful or 3) other. But I couldn't even swallow the first bite.

So, now I guess I will make the sauce describe upthread, with the remaining stalks.

I'm just so confused, what happened to all those wonderful childhood memories? Was I deluded back then, or have things really changed that much?

[YankeyMCC]

17. Well that's probably enough

39 cups I mean...: )

you're excellent...setting a great example of using local food...and it sounds like you get a great deal of enjoyment out of it too...like I think many people would if they did the same.

I hope to have a porch size garden when I move into my new condo, I'll see what I can do, I travel a lot so it might be difficult to keep up.

[stuntcat]

20. omg I'm jealous

I'm G. with E.
You rock, I wish I could grow it!