barefootgardener
Deeply Rooted
LOL! It takes me a while to type, so I will post more Rhubarb recipes later this week..Enjoy!
Ginny
Ginny
Rhubarb - What Else To Use It For?
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jojo54
Garden Ornament
Thank you for the time you're taking for us!barefootgardener said:
The recipes sound heavenly!
simple life
Garden Ornament
Thank you Hattie for the advice. Looks like I will have my husband do the digging 
Thank You also Barefootgardener for all the lovely recipes!
Thank You also Barefootgardener for all the lovely recipes!
freshfood
Chillin' In The Garden
NO! At least not in my experience...and we've had rhubarb for nearly 50 years. We had a frost just the other night, a hard frost, too. I've made pie and rhubarb muffins since, eaten both, and am not yet dead! I've never heard such a thing... If you cut it down to the ground this time of year, I don't know whether enough more would come up to keep the plant alive. It needs to grow to store energy in the root so it can come back next year.ducks4you said:QUICK-I was reading that if your rubarb is up and you get a frost, you should cut it down to the ground and not cook with it, because the poison from the leaves will have permeated the stalk, too. We've had one frost, and almost frost, since my rubarb came up, and my rubarb grows adjacent to the west side of my garage. Should I cut it back and throw the stalks away? Love the above recipes, but I don't wanna be poisoned!!...help...
As I say, I've eaten rhubarb for years, and I'm certain we've had many a frost after it was up, and I've never ever heard that it was harmful, nor have I ever been harmed by it. Eat and enjoy!
freshfood
Chillin' In The Garden
Mark where the plants are now, wait until the leaves and stalks die back in the fall and dig then. If you dig them now, they may well die, as they need the energy stored all summer to survive the winter. Transplanting now is not a good idea!simple life said:
You won't have any doubt when you dig up a root - they are large, chunky things and most can be divided (mature patches should be divided periodically anyway, sort of like daffodil bulbs except you divide rhubarb roots with a shovel or a big knife!)
freshfood
Chillin' In The Garden
My mom stews rhubarb with a bit of water and sugar to taste, when it's sauce she pours it over either pound cake or angel food cake (my favorite), with or without ice cream. To die for!!
jojo54
Garden Ornament
yes we love stewed rhubarb. I sometimes add other fruit as well - strawberries, cherries, saskatoons, yum.freshfood said:
I also use jello powder instead of sugar - usually red flavors - double yum!
We usually eat it warm with ice cream melting in it or if lucky enough to have some cream on hand - pour on some cream. Heavenly
Kim_NC
Attractive To Bees
Here are 2 deserts using rhubarb
Fresh Rhubarb Cake
http://millriverfarm.com/recipe.cfm?id=432&catnameesserts and Sweets
Pineapple Rhubarb Pie
http://millriverfarm.com/recipe.cfm?id=431&catnameesserts and Sweets
Fresh Rhubarb Cake
http://millriverfarm.com/recipe.cfm?id=432&catname
esserts and Sweets
Pineapple Rhubarb Pie
http://millriverfarm.com/recipe.cfm?id=431&catname
esserts and Sweets
lesa
Garden Master
I made rhubarb jam. It has a little orange zest in it and a bit of orange juice. It tastes like tangy marmalade. Very easy to make. Had a lot to harvest this year. Made rhubarb crisp, and sauce. Not many things I can grow that I can make dessert from...
Kim_NC
Attractive To Bees
Would you post the Rhubarb Jam recipe? Thanks!lesa said:
