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Saturday, May 16. 2020

Repels viruses: Rhubarb Crumble

Viruses hate rhubarb. Do not scoff. Did you ever hear of a rhubarb with a + test? That's scientific proof. 


Damn is it good, with some vanilla ice cream on top. So good, it adjusts the brain to a positive outlook. Trust me.


Useful detail: 6 cups of roughly-chopped (1" or less) rhubarb stems = 2 lbs. 


Posted by Bird Dog in Food and Drink at 15:13 | Comments (10) | Trackbacks (0)

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Rhubarb Crisp: I'm running out to the garden right now to grab some stalks and make a double batch to share. I might add some strawberries if I can locate a bag in the back of the freezer as it's a bit too early for the fresh red gems in the PNW region. Thanks for the nudge BD!
#1 Kate C on 2020-05-16 16:51 (Reply)
Live in FL and miss rhubarb. Especially strawberry rhubarb pie. Can’t get it here.
#2 AlexG on 2020-05-16 21:49 (Reply)
Our rhubarb's coming up nicely so picked up some strawberries and will produce a couple of crisps this week for the family.
#3 Frances on 2020-05-16 22:13 (Reply)
you mean EVEN viruses don't like rhubarb...
can't stand the stuff, and I'm not a virus.

Just shows even viruses can have good taste.
#4 JTW on 2020-05-16 23:45 (Reply)
Rhubarb is a good medicine, I always feel happier after eating some. I like 'crunchy' rhubarb. My favourite dessert is a bowl of cooked rhubarb, nice and cold, with a goodly amount of sugar sprinkled on top. If there's vanilla ice cream, whipped cream or warm custard available I'd consider adding one of these too.
#5 Tom Appleton on 2020-05-17 01:11 (Reply)
Thinking of rhubarb reminded me that for a time we could get rhubarb flavoured yoghurt. Yum yum, but sadly discontinued.
[in Sydney, Australia it's currently 3:19pm Sunday 17th May]
#5.1 Tom Appleton on 2020-05-17 01:19 (Reply)
Rhubarb is a garden all star:

Can't be killed
 Looks kinda tropical with its big leaves
Big leaves can be spread to choke out weeds or thrown right in the compost bin
 Can be used as a fan
You can hit people with the stalks
 Easy to process
Can split one plant into 2
 The fiber in it helps you poop
* Like sour celery
#6 Dark on 2020-05-17 08:17 (Reply)
Rhubarb pie, rhubarb crisp, both with vanilla ice cream has always been my favourite dessert. Growing up we always had rhubarb growing the yard. We could break off a stalk, get a cup with sugar, and then begin to dipping and eating. I have tried growing rhubarb here in California but it never works. I don't know if it is the plants that I have purchased or the climate.
#7 Brad on 2020-05-17 10:29 (Reply)
It's probably the climate. My father brought some back from his parents' Massachusetts yard in the early 60s, and planted it in (light shade) in Upstate SC. My mother made rhubarb pies and crisps for a couple of years. Those years were a little cooler than normal. Then we were hit with a very hot summer--and goodbye rhubarb.
#7.1 SCReader on 2020-05-17 17:15 (Reply)
My Hoosier grandmother used to make us rhubarb pie when we would come visit her on the farm. It was a treat for my fdad who loved it too. Grew it in the garden, of course.

Great memories of summers on the farm in central Indiana!
#8 Whitehall on 2020-05-19 07:39 (Reply)

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