Rhubarb Index 2016

[Donna D.]

Sigh, I live in one of the "saddest" cities in the US: Portland and Vancouver rated as two most depressed cities in the U.S.: report | OregonLive.com

Crappy weather, gray skies, and rain anyway...

We don't dare plant anything for a vegetable garden until Memorial Day... fresh plants or starts would drown...

[Bobbie54]

I'm surprised that things are growing well here- we've had very little sun and lots and lots and lots and lots of rain. But I'll sure enjoy seeing it green up even if it doesn't get sunnier until April (I'm not willing to wait until May!)

[escape artist]

From Women of Unifarm Cook Book.
Adapted for the microwave by Alf.
In a micro proof bowl combine
2 cups rhubarb (1" pieces)
2 tbsp flour or corn starch
2 egg yolks
1 cup sugar
1 tbsp butter.
Cook about 6 min. on Hi, stiring often until thickened. Filling will set more as it cools.
Pour into a pre baked, cooled pie shell and when filling is set top with meringue and bake at 375*F until golden.
ENJOY: Alf
escape artist N.S. of Lake Erie

[Bobbie54]

Originally Posted by escape artist

From Women of Unifarm Cook Book.
Adapted for the microwave by Alf.
In a micro proof bowl combine
2 cups rhubarb (1" pieces)
2 tbsp flour or corn starch
2 egg yolks
1 cup sugar
1 tbsp butter.
Cook about 6 min. on Hi, stiring often until thickened. Filling will set more as it cools.
Pour into a pre baked, cooled pie shell and when filling is set top with meringue and bake at 375*F until golden.
ENJOY: Alf
escape artist N.S. of Lake Erie

Where is the microwave part? (Cooking in microwave?) still says bake. (I've never cooked the custard for rhubarb custard pie, just poured it in and baked. Or is it just the meringue that you bake (which I'd skip anyway as I don't like meringue?)

[escape artist]

Originally Posted by Bobbie54

Where is the microwave part? (Cooking in microwave?) still says bake. (I've never cooked the custard for rhubarb custard pie, just poured it in and baked. Or is it just the meringue that you bake (which I'd skip anyway as I don't like meringue?)

Hi: Bobbie54... Sorry. You only bake the pie shell then the meringue part. The filling is cooked in the microwave. Alf
escape artist N.S. of Lake Erie

[Ron in BC]

Once again Baglo is out in front There's hope for mine but it's obviously a couple of weeks behind.

Nice recipe but my favorite is still rhubarb-strawberry.

Ron

[escape artist]

Originally Posted by Ron in BC

Once again Baglo is out in front There's hope for mine but it's obviously a couple of weeks behind.

Nice recipe but my favorite is still rhubarb-strawberry.

Ron

Hi: Ron in BC... I shouldn't have any pie cause of the sugar... but I can't eat seeds either!!! Getting old isn't for the weak willed. Alf
escape artist N.S. of Lake Erie

[56reader]

Northwest Ohio

[Sally P]

Rhubarb without Saskatoon berries in the pie? (Serviceberries to those in the states). Sad.
Saskatoon Rhubarb Pie Recipes | Food Network Canada. Here's mine in bloom right now. And we may see the sun by next month if we're lucky.

[Bobbie54]

Trying again- the rhubarb test. But rhubarb likes rain a lot more than I do when camping.

[sunrisetrucker]

Yes when you live on the west coast you get a lot of rain. But you also get a lot of rhubarb.

[Ron in BC]

Originally Posted by sunrisetrucker

Yes when you live on the west coast you get a lot of rain. But you also get a lot of rhubarb.

Excuse me, but I've got the rain, where's my rhubarb. Your's also is doing better than mine.

Ron

[gbaglo]

Originally Posted by sunrisetrucker

Yes when you live on the west coast you get a lot of rain. But you also get a lot of rhubarb.

But, I don't even like rain, or rhubarb.