Rhubarb is one of my favourite fruits*.
It is the first thing we can harvest in the garden, so as a cook, i celebrate spring with the feast of rhubarb.It grows in stalks, with huge leaves. The stalks are reddish, with a bit of green on them. You pick them when they are red mostly. Cut into chunks, and bake into a pie, just like you would apple. Do not use the leaves as they are toxic, but you can put them into the composter.
Rhubarb can be sweetened with white sugar or strawberries in pies and sauce.
For me, I like my rhubarb, straight up.
To make a pie, I make it the same way as an apple pie, either with a double layer pastry or single layer and crumble topping.
*Rhubarb is botanically classified as a vegetable; however in the United States, in 1947, a New York court decided that since it was used as a fruit, it was to be called a fruit.
*Rhubarb is botanically classified as a vegetable; however in the United States, in 1947, a New York court decided that since it was used as a fruit, it was to be called a fruit.
OoOOoh! I am salivating over your entire blog! Looks deeelish and your photos are awesome. I am so excited to be making my first ever strawberry-rhubarb pie this weekend! xo
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