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polkanut

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My sister called that her rhubarb plant was ready for the picking once again. Our family has been harvesting from this plant since our grandparents purchased the property in 1950. It never disappoints! I made a crustless rhubarb pie with today's haul. 

 

CRUSTLESS RHUBARB PIE

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3 c chopped rhubarb

1/3 c flour

1 pkg strawberry gelatin, and enough white sugar to equal 3/4 cup 

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

3 extra large eggs

1 tsp vanilla

1 c milk

1/4 c butter, melted

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Preheat oven to 375.

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Grease a 9 inch pie plate with the melted butter, and spread the rhubarb on the bottom.

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Mix remaining ingredients in blender and pour over rhubarb.

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Bake for 40-45 minutes until cooked and set in the middle.

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Let set for 15 minutes before cutting.

Enjoy! 😊

 

Tip: In a small bowl thoroughly mix the dry gelatin/sugar and flour before adding to the liquid ingredients to prevent lumps.

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My in-laws have a nice rhubarb plant in their yard.
I want to take advantage of it more this year. They offer it to us every year.
I've made muffins with it a couple of times, and enjoyed them.
And, the wife makes a very nice rhubarb pie. Her father doesn't like it combined with strawberry, which seems to be the most common way to do it. So, she makes it with straight rhubarb.
Good stuff!
When I was a kid, a neighbor grew it, and we used to take a stalk, and just dip it in sugar and chomp on it.
 
Haven’t had rhubarb pie in a long, long time. Found out about rhubarb pie after a viral video in 2013 called “rhubarb lady”, that’s probably the hardest I’ve ever laughed in my lifetime. Was truly HILARIOUS.
 
I've already made 3 Rhubarb pies this season. I don't have a plant in my yard, as of yet, but there is a local place that sells fresh Rhubarb.

The town where I graduated high school, Lanesboro, MN, holds a Rhubarb Festival every year. It just so happens to be this upcoming Saturday. Alas, I have other plans that day and won't be able to make it this year.

I also don't like Strawberry in mine. I think it takes away from the Rhubarb flavor too much.
 
We have about 6 plants that came with the garden when we bought this place almost 18 years ago. Neither of us care for it so my old h.s. friend around the corner comes by every couple of weeks and takes some. It's was ready about a month or so back and grows really well here.
 
Mmmmmmm! Rhubarb Pie!

After three attempts, I have not been able to get a rhubarb plant to establish itself.  If I can find plants at a nursery I assume it's supposed to grow here, but seeing as how the majority of replies to the OP are from east of the Rockies, I suppose that's where it really thrives.

 

I don't know what I'm doing wrong.  Maybe it doesn't like the clay soil in my part of the valley, which was part of San Francisco Bay a million or so years ago.  If I could dig up a chunk from an established plant, that would probably be best. 

 

Dave didn't like strawberry mixed with rhubarb, but I like rhubarb anything.  My buddy Mike lived in Hawaii for a while and loves pineapple, so I'll look up a recipe and pay through the nose for some rhubarb at the store.

 

Here's a shot of the most promising plant I've had.  After producing that mammoth stalk, the whole plant shriveled up and checked out.  Is there a secret to success?  Neglect seems to be the key, but with our dry summers, I don't think that will work here.

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Our is located on the north side of our house, not right up against the house but perpendicular alongside the edge of the deck so it doesn't get much full sun just some brightness. As for neglect, that's what it gets most of and just keeps returning. I do occasionally water it in the heat of summer. It could be like clematis which likes the roots to be shaded
 
Ralph,

Surprisingly, one of the best fertilizers for rhubarb is fish guts. If you know of someone who fishes, or know of a place to get some, you will be amazed at the results. It will take about one season for them to take full effect, but it will be well worth the wait. Bury them as close to the main root as possible. 

 

Also, when harvesting the stalks, don't cut it. Rhubarb stalks need to be pulled. This sends a signal to main root that it needs to grow some more to replenish itself. 

 
 
I love rhubarb desserts but haven't seen it in any of our markets yet. I don't suspect it is too popular in this area as I don't recall ever seeing it widely available. Time to start looking again...
 
Thanks Pete and Tim!

I never knew rhubarb did well without full sun.  I'll give it another try in a more appropriate spot, but will probably have to wait until next year to find a plant.  I have read that stalks should be harvested by pulling rather than cutting, but I've never had that opportunity, since the advice is to not harvest until after the first year of growth.

 

Unfortunately, living so close to the downtown area has its consequences, but I knew that when we bought this house six years ago.  The family-owned fish and poultry market less than a block away that had been in business since 1948 closed a few years ago and a multi-story senior housing project is going up in its place.  I'm wondering if fish emulsion would work in place of fresh guts.
 

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