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Tuesday, July 8. 2014

More Rhubarb

My Rhubarb patch is having an excellent year.


Easiest thing in the world to grow in colder climates (comments there are useful). Just needs sun and fertilizer Spring and late summer/fall (bag of cow manure or whatever).


Can you gnaw on the raw stalks? You bet. Very tangy.


A few nights ago I made Rhubarb Compote (for on top of Vanilla Haagen Dasz) for dessert for friends. So much for those people who didn't think they liked Rhubarb.


Simple. I chopped up about 4 cups of Rhubarb stems, threw into a pot with 2 tbsp. of butter and a tablespoon or so of water, then stirred it around for about ten minutes with sugar to taste. I used only around 1 cup or less of sugar.


More delicious Rhubarb desserts, including Rhubarb Cobbler

Posted by Bird Dog in Food and Drink, Our Essays at 16:48 | Comments (5) | Trackbacks (0)

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Try mixing it w/ strawberries in a pie! Mmmm
#1 DrTorch on 2014-07-08 17:25 (Reply)
No no no.

Never dilute rhubarb.
#1.1 BD on 2014-07-08 19:20 (Reply)
Rhubarb paired with peaches or nectarines makes a great cobbler.
#2 altered states on 2014-07-09 01:51 (Reply)
Mrs. feeblemind had a habanero, rhubarb, strawberry margarita last weekend.
#3 feeblemind on 2014-07-09 09:55 (Reply)
Due to your previous rhubarb post, I bought 3 plants at the farmer's market and started my own patch.
And I'm not sure if anyone in my family even likes, as I've never made it before. Actually, I've never had it, either.
#4 Fjord on 2014-07-10 13:51 (Reply)

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