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donoboy
Swansea
United Kingdom
February 11, 2008
07:39 AM Post #4523024
| I often make rhubarb tart its tasty,and i also boil the leaves to make insect reppelant.
Icant show a photo of my rhubarb bed as i dont know how to do it yet. |
Fitsy
Hayesville, NC
(Zone 7a)
February 11, 2008
08:39 AM Post #4523107
| Thanks for the article and recipes!!
I am teetering on rubarb. I am afraid my climate
is too hot. It is officially zone 7a, and we do have
a few days in the 90s in summer, and a two or three
reach 100, it is claimed. Would you advise me???
Thanks!
Fitsy |
tcs1366
Itasca,IL&Lk Delton, WI
(Zone 5a)
February 11, 2008
09:13 AM Post #4523197
| Interesting article. I have always had rhubarb, since my mother always great it.
I ordered some "canadian" rhubarb for my lil garden for this year, and i'm very excited about it, as i make a great strawberry rhubarb pie ... but it will be hard to wait until next year for a harvest.
I was unaware of the use of leaves to keep pests away... I may try this for my slug troubles.
thanks for your article, |
AYankeeCat
Fairfield County, CT
(Zone 6b)
February 11, 2008
09:31 AM Post #4523268
| Do the stalks have to be bright red to be edible? I planted crowns last year and they grew huge leaves but the stalks never turned red. |
tcs1366
Itasca,IL&Lk Delton, WI
(Zone 5a)
February 11, 2008
09:43 AM Post #4523308
| i'd say not,since the plants i currently have do not get red.
i'm certainly no expert... but i believe red is a bit sweeter...
the ones i have i cook with, with no troubles at all. [i brought 2 plants with me when i moved from my old house ... i also found they are not doing as well as they did at my old house] |
bbrookrd
nantucket, MA
(Zone 7a)
February 11, 2008
10:17 AM Post #4523429
| Mine of many years (25) is not red, but I have never eaten it. I understand from asking about it last year on DG that it is edible. And now that I see the recipes in this article that don't include strawberries, I will try one. I am not much on strawberries. I have always grown it as an ornamental plant in my garden and love it's eruption in the spring. Thanks, Patti |
tcs1366
Itasca,IL&Lk Delton, WI
(Zone 5a)
February 11, 2008
10:33 AM Post #4523501
| my mother was always very creative with rhubarb... sauce [like apple sauce], rhubarb in place of zucchini for bread, jam... the list goes on.
I also made a "crisp" of sorts, and it was really good.
you can just google rhubarb recipes ... there are a ton of them out there. |
Joan
Belfield, ND
(Zone 4a)
 February 11, 2008
12:01 PM Post #4523918
| Great article! I love rhubarb raw. It's one of my favorite things to chew on while working in the yard. Along with asparagus and mint leaves. :)
Rhubarb doesn't have to be red to eat. Some varieties don't get much more than a red tinge to them. |
paulgrow
Allen Park, MI
(Zone 6a)
February 11, 2008
01:57 PM Post #4524365
| Fitsy
Give it a try, what do you have to lose??
Paul |
Dea
Frederick, MD
(Zone 6a)
February 11, 2008
05:54 PM Post #4525132
| Nice article and great recipes Paul - thanks!
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soapwort243
South Milwaukee, WI
February 11, 2008
06:47 PM Post #4525329
| I have rhubarb and make rhubarb crisp- almost the same recipe as given, But raw ?! I can't eat it it raw! Too sour ! |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
February 11, 2008
11:33 PM Post #4526760
| Paul, thanks for another great article. Love rhubarb! Here's a yummy concoction we cook up for various "red" holidays:
RHUBARB CAKE
Serving Size : 12 Preparation Time :1:00
Categories : Desserts
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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3 cups rhubarb
3/4 cup water
1 cup sugar
1 3 oz pkg strawberry jello
1 pkg white cake mix
2 cups miniature marshmallows
Prepare white cake according to pkg directions. Put marshmallows in 13x9x2 inch prepared cake pan. Cook rhubarb water and sugar for 5-7 minutes, until starting to thicken. Add jello. Stir and set aside. Pour cake mix over the marshmallows in pan. Spoon rhubarb mixture on top. Bake at 350 until golden brown on top and cake springs back. Serve with whipped cream and berries if desired.
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tcs1366
Itasca,IL&Lk Delton, WI
(Zone 5a)
February 11, 2008
11:41 PM Post #4526795
| OH YUM!!! that sounds awesome!! |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
(Zone 11)
February 12, 2008
12:21 AM Post #4526953
| It is really moist and yummy. Oh - and adding the red jello gives any rhubarb recipe the "red" that we think of as "rhubarb"...most stems lose that color when you wash em anyway. |
