Rhubarb!

It's rhubarb season - Yay!!    We love rhubarb.   Last year we got a bumper crop, that we chopped and froze and we're still working on those bags while this year's stalk get bigger.  [Our last big freeze set things back some...]

Rhubarb is a perennial plant that is easy to grow as long as it gets plenty of rich soil.  It does not like clay.   It does like sand and it loves manure.    I put mine in raised beds with lots of sand and every spring I dump some chicken dirt around it.   We're well rewarded every year.

Here is a list of wonderful rhubarb recipes for you to try this year.  You'll notice we like to mix berries with rhubarb. It's a Midwestern thing. 

• Strawberry Rhubarb pie - our favorite!
• Rhubarb Flaunard - it's like a clafouti, which is like a fruit custard.  Delicious!
• Berry Rhubarb Crisp
• Rhubarb Marmalade
• Strawberry Rhubarb Jam - great with vanilla, too!
• Strawberry Rhubarb Cream Cheese Coffee Cake - also fantastic with plain rhubarb.

Check out these links, too.

• Food in Jars has a post listing 10 ways to use or preserve rhubarb.  They look fantastic!
• Here's a link to how to freeze or can rhubarb in 6 easy steps.