Rhubarb

Super tart and bordering on sour you need a lot of sweetness to make the stalks edible, but never ever try to eat the leaves – they’re toxic.
Different varieties
Field versus hot house. The stalks of field rhubarb vary from shades of green to deep ruby red depending on the variety, hot house tends to be more pink.
How to pick and store
As with all vegetables or fruits that have a stalk look for crisp, firm ones. And like all super models perky counts – look for perky leaves to ensure freshness. If you are picking fresh, pull the stalk from the bottom up to get the entire stalk. Cut off leaves and discard.
To store wrap the stalks in damp paper towels and place in a plastic bag for up to one week in the fridge. Or chop into 1-inch (2.5 cm) pieces and freeze for up to one year.
Nutrition Info
Rhubarb boasts a host of beneficial nutrients, its high in fibre, it also contains vitamin C plus it contains lutein and zeaxanthin for healthy eyes.
Weird tip
Have any dingy looking stainless steel pots? According to the Rhubarb Compendium you can use rhubarb to clean them, no elbow grease required. Just boil up some chopped rhubarb with water in a pan and it will come clean. They suggest: An application of rhubarb over the afflicted area will bring back the shine in next to no time. Environmentally friendly too!
Iris Ivanoff
March 29, 2015 at 11:19 amI want to know how much sour cream goes into the sour cream rhubarb pie in todays Province paper. I would like to make it as it sounds very good. i do make the rhubarb honey ginger sauce just love it.
iris ivanoff
Ivanoff@telus.net
Aleda
April 1, 2015 at 2:45 pmIn the Sunday Province there is a recipe for sour cream rhubarb pie but there is no amount of sour cream mentioned in the ingredients for the pie.
I would like to know how much sour cream to use.
Aleda Forseng
Mairlyn
April 9, 2015 at 7:59 amIt was 1 cup of sour cream, cant believe that was missing!
Peace, love and fibre,
Mairlyn
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