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donoboy
Swansea
United Kingdom
February 11, 2008 11:39 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 12:39 PM 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 1:13 PM 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 1:31 PM 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 1:43 PM 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 2:17 PM 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 2:33 PM 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 4:01 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 5:57 PM Post #4524365
| Fitsy
Give it a try, what do you have to lose??
Paul |
Dea
Frederick, MD (Zone 6a)
February 11, 2008 9:54 PM Post #4525132
| Nice article and great recipes Paul - thanks!
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soapwort243
South Milwaukee, WI
February 11, 2008 10:47 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 12, 2008 3:33 AM 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 12, 2008 3:41 AM Post #4526795
| OH YUM!!! that sounds awesome!! |
Islandshari
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands (Zone 11)
February 12, 2008 4:21 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. |
onewish1
Denville, NJ (Zone 6b)
February 19, 2010 1:38 AM Post #7570573
| I see I am a year late.. but I will post a punch recipe I have later on.. but great info in the article.. I bought a full size plant and started my own from seeds last year.. can't wait.. then I won't have to steal any from my neighbor anymore!! |
beebonnet
Coos Bay, OR (Zone 9a)
February 19, 2010 5:36 PM Post #7571923
| I have made that cake for years and will attest to the fact that it ts delicious. My rhubarb is starting to come up, so cake, pie and sauce not far away.
Nice article. Guess I should fertilize more. |
onewish1
Denville, NJ (Zone 6b)
February 19, 2010 5:47 PM Post #7571954
| thanks for the reminder to post the punch.. oops
from a cook book from Well Sweep Herb Farm
Click the image for an enlarged view.
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John11840
Higganum, CT
February 22, 2010 7:57 PM Post #7579496
| I have heard that rhubarb should not be harvested after august in New England. Can anyone confirm if this is true, or an "old wives" tale? |
ScreaminScott
Dallas, GA
February 23, 2010 12:57 AM Post #7580357
| My wife & I eat Rhubarb raw as well...I'll strip off the outermost layer & then dip it in a small bowl of sugar...MMM-MMM good!...I'm originally from Wisconsin & my Grandmother used to grow it...I now live in Georgia & look forward to being able to find some in the store... |
Erminetrude
Oxford
United Kingdom
February 23, 2010 7:12 PM Post #7581916
| I love rhubarb. I have some which is always green still very tasty. I put it with apple juice and zap it in the microwave until soft then cool and eat it with plain yoghurt.
I force one plant each year, by putting a large ceramic flower pot over the top, so you get very early very tender very tasty young shoots. It then needs to rest the following year.
I usually stop harvesting about August to give the plant time to build up its strength for the winter, by that time there are lots of other fruits to eat.
In Yorkshire they put it into dark sheds with rotting manure underneath to warm it up. And produce particularly tasty stems. |
sisterbelle
Big Bear Lake, CA
March 14, 2010 2:19 PM Post #7628890
| my rhubarb stems remain pencil thin. i've planted plants in the hot house, in the ground directly, and in containers in different areas of the yard. i fertilized some with manure (they look the best), but still spindly stems. could it be the altitude? we live at almost 7000 ft. i've been experimenting for almost 10 yrs. i waited 2 yrs. before picking. i water every other day and mulch as we are living in a drought /controlled watering community. any advice? |
enyeholt
Village of Port Clem
Canada
March 22, 2010 6:08 PM Post #7648990
| Sisterbelle your rhubarb must need lots and lots of manure. Don't be sparse with it. Too much is not a problem. Also it needs to be below the roots when you plant, and then top dressed and watered in. I have never heard of altitude affecting Rhubarb. But I live at sea level, so I;m not sure. It grows in Calgary Alta, which is fairly high. |
DameAnneWorthit
Lake Park, GA
April 13, 2010 12:37 PM Post #7702846
| Great stuff here; I remember when I was a kid in Illinois, we would raid the neighborhood "crabby man"s rhubarb patch to eat it raw. No wonder he was crabby!
I am going to try something I heard of recently: growing rhubarb as an annual, since South Georgia is too warm for perennial rhubarb. (I SO miss peonies, too). Apparently, you plant the seeds in August and harvest March-May. Will let y'all know how it goes. |
enyeholt
Village of Port Clem
Canada
April 14, 2010 9:11 AM Post #7705004
| My Rhubarb is ready for the first feed! ( Pacific NW )
Usually I make pies or crisp. Or just stew it up. If you stew it, try adding the sugar after it is cooked, you need less sugar to make it sweet then. I don't know why! But I do know less sugar is good.
I will definitely try the marshmallow cake mix dessert... thanks. |
