tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post7463233004573970674..comments2023-07-22T04:25:04.122-05:00Comments on Not Quite What I Had Planned: My first foray into the world of rhubarb. AKA "red celery" ... the heck???Kristiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18325715096763265816noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-79758704455507408302009-05-02T12:39:00.000-05:002009-05-02T12:39:00.000-05:00I grew up in Duluth, MN and we had rhubarb growing...I grew up in Duluth, MN and we had rhubarb growing in our backyard garden. (It must be a hardy sucker because the weather there changes by like 50 degrees in a day.)<br /><br />We cracked it off and dipped it in a bowl of sugar to eat it. As children of the 70's, we didn't even wash it first and we all shared the same sugar cup. yum yum!Sandiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07682085546882054305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-48827227781453019662009-05-01T23:55:00.000-05:002009-05-01T23:55:00.000-05:00To the Anonymous person who suggested leaving the ...To the Anonymous person who suggested leaving the leaves in the produce section- That is stealing. Yes, the store should have removed them before placing them out, but that's like pulling grapes off the stem before purchase b/c you don't eat the grape stems.<br /><br />Kristie- Are you POSITIVE you got rhubarb and not something like Swiss chard? There's an actual vegetable that looks like red celery that is sold with the leaves attached. Good luck!Bethanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10957311509753949177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-87260033087599445802009-05-01T08:19:00.000-05:002009-05-01T08:19:00.000-05:00I love rhubarb, and when it's out of season you ca...I love rhubarb, and when it's out of season you can usually find frozen rhubarb. I can't wait to try the Rhubarb Crumb Cake recipe. If you have extra rhubarb, google rhubarb stew, it is delicious over ice cream.<br />blessings,<br />Debbie E<br />Peachtree City, GAUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02086378474941072856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-65713629454548879592009-04-30T19:20:00.000-05:002009-04-30T19:20:00.000-05:00I followed you over here from PW! I've enjoyed rea...I followed you over here from PW! I've enjoyed reading your blog. You are very funny...:0)<br />Good Luck with the rhubarb crumb cake. Can't wait to hear how it turns out. I think I may have to go on a search and find some rhubarb and make it myself.Gina (ks)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-50334019002565224702009-04-30T16:17:00.000-05:002009-04-30T16:17:00.000-05:00I don't know why I felt the need to add the above ...I don't know why I felt the need to add the above comment... sorry. But just so you know, if a word is spelled correctly, no matter how you use it in a sentence, spell-check won't catch it.<br /><br />You have an interesting blog. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-52294778143305363572009-04-30T16:09:00.000-05:002009-04-30T16:09:00.000-05:00panty is a word, that's why spell-check didn't cat...panty is a word, that's why spell-check didn't catch it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-37367602331575006122009-04-30T13:52:00.000-05:002009-04-30T13:52:00.000-05:00Kristi;
I'm cracking up! We used to grow it in o...Kristi;<br /><br />I'm cracking up! We used to grow it in our backyard and walk around eating it after dipping it in sugar (think strawberries, only better!).<br /><br />You've inspired me to make a rhubarb dessert this weekend.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing!<br /><br /><br />Kim<br /><br />Headache-for-sale-Mom to:<br /><br />Daniel-14 (pray for me)<br />Scott-12<br />Bryan-10<br />Sarah-9<br />Dana-9kimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03325949453703869105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-30165365075934123262009-04-30T13:24:00.000-05:002009-04-30T13:24:00.000-05:00You can make your own cake flour by using All Purp...You can make your own cake flour by using All Purpose flour, remove 2 TBSP and replace with cornstarch...if you are ever in a pinch!<br /><br />Seriously-I need your wonderful potato salad recipe! You know, the kind that tastes like a loaded baked potato?<br /><br />Email it to me if you get the chance!Jeanette in GAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-45350801208711375142009-04-30T12:06:00.000-05:002009-04-30T12:06:00.000-05:00Ok, SERIOUSLY - if you ever, ever feel self-consci...Ok, SERIOUSLY - if you ever, ever feel self-conscious about yourself, (which you are stunning, and have no reason to) go over to Ree's site and see how she called your hair LUSTROUS!! NICE! Lucky - you got to hang w/her and she's gushing over you and your hair. Does it better than that? Seriously??<br /><br />:)<br /><br />Patti B.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-13489832989884612162009-04-30T11:55:00.000-05:002009-04-30T11:55:00.000-05:00Hmm. From the way rhubarb has been described, I ho...Hmm. From the way rhubarb has been described, I hope that whomever is hosting Supper Club has a working bathroom. Or two. Yikes!Pam Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15681029046120784248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-23037960566562224072009-04-30T11:13:00.000-05:002009-04-30T11:13:00.000-05:00Kristi, after rubbing elbows with Ree and Smitten,...Kristi, after rubbing elbows with Ree and Smitten, you'll do a fine job with that rhubarb cake! A slimming agent, are you kidding me? Get me a shovel and some rhubarb seads, I'm on it, lol! Hugs from Fort Worth!Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13798328312827246335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-10504971661689971072009-04-30T10:26:00.000-05:002009-04-30T10:26:00.000-05:00Oh and I found this on wikipedia:
The roots have ...Oh and I found this on wikipedia:<br /><br />The roots have been used as an aggressive laxative for over 5,000 years.[14] The roots and stems are rich in anthraquinones, such as emodin and rhein. These substances are cathartic and laxative, which explains the sporadic use of rhubarb as a slimming agent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-60656922573079780492009-04-30T10:25:00.000-05:002009-04-30T10:25:00.000-05:00Hi, I followed a link over here from Pioneer Woman...Hi, I followed a link over here from Pioneer Woman's blog. <br /><br />Lop off the leaves and ditch them in the produce section. They should have done that when they prepped them for sale. I've never seen any store, farm stand or farmers market sell rhubarb with the leaves still attached. No point in paying for something that isn't edible anyway.<br /><br />Rhubarb technically is a vegetable (botanically speaking), but I've always treated it as a very tart fruit.<br /><br />I love rhubarb. Sadly not such a great thing for a diabetic that doesn't like artificial sweeteners. It sure has pucker power without sugar. I think rhubarb is off limits for me now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-45996047992180377882009-04-30T10:20:00.000-05:002009-04-30T10:20:00.000-05:00Wow Kristie..... Rhubarb Crumb Cake..... it's soun...Wow Kristie..... Rhubarb Crumb Cake..... it's sounds SO fancy! I've been having tons of fun reading your posts about your visit to "the ranch." I often visit the PW site through your link and she makes me lol, just as you do! I think I may have actually peed myself when I listened to the recordings of her and her brother on the telephone some time back. And, I must agree with her 100%...... your hair is freakin' amazing!Dianna in Louisiananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-70151394829137178062009-04-30T10:16:00.000-05:002009-04-30T10:16:00.000-05:00My grandpa, when he was alive, grew rhubarb in his...My grandpa, when he was alive, grew rhubarb in his garden. Don't eat it raw its gross.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-36835848889218304392009-04-30T09:55:00.000-05:002009-04-30T09:55:00.000-05:00I see that other people have already told you that...I see that other people have already told you that the leaves are poisionous. I have rhubarb in my backyard so I have never had to search for it, but have seen it in the grocery store, but only in the spring, unless it is frozen and I have never looked. So enjoy it now.Gramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14378560633100786552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-27612361870399503592009-04-30T09:53:00.000-05:002009-04-30T09:53:00.000-05:00{{{sigh}}}....I'm still over in the corner pouting...{{{sigh}}}....I'm still over in the corner pouting because Washington state is NOT exactly within driving distance of P-Dub's ranch and the jealousy is all-consuming, BUT - I have every bit of faith that you can pull off the rhubarb crumbcake. As someone who, as a child, used to continuously turn up my nose at my grandmother's rhubarb-insertvariousfruitshere-pie, I will have to try it. Anxious to hear how it turns out!!lizinsumnernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-71912847529480390962009-04-30T08:44:00.000-05:002009-04-30T08:44:00.000-05:00I have never thought to get rhubarb in a store bec...I have never thought to get rhubarb in a store because we have it in the yard - you need to plant some!Cathy in MInoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-38795027860175329972009-04-30T08:08:00.000-05:002009-04-30T08:08:00.000-05:00I have rhubarb in my back year...a whole lot ot it...I have rhubarb in my back year...a whole lot ot it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-75422617663026757582009-04-30T07:53:00.000-05:002009-04-30T07:53:00.000-05:00I don't think I have ever seen it in a store eithe...I don't think I have ever seen it in a store either now that you mention it. We did however, steal it out of the neighbors yard when we were kids in Alaska. I remember sittin on the fence and eating it...don't remember it being yummy; I think it was all about the "get". I don't ever remember the neighbor telling us not to eat the leaves. Maybe she was trying to poison us to keep us out of her garden. Serves us right. Can't wait to eat it with my umbrella drinks! :)KimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-61961256227306945352009-04-30T07:44:00.000-05:002009-04-30T07:44:00.000-05:00I think that I will have to put some rhubarb in th...I think that I will have to put some rhubarb in the garden this summer- and from the sound of how hard it was to find (and the price) the kids can sell it alongside their lemonade.<br />I laughed that someone said to have sugar with it. <br />No problem with this recipe!<br />Can't wait to eat it.Alisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03820262717838528113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-58303891519446040482009-04-30T07:19:00.000-05:002009-04-30T07:19:00.000-05:00We had rhubarb on the farm in Iowa. I never cared ...We had rhubarb on the farm in Iowa. I never cared for it although my mom made a strawberry rhubarb pie that she took to many social events. The strawberries cut the tartness of the rhubarb. . .as well as a lot of sugar.sallyjonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-22429235538922778132009-04-30T05:47:00.000-05:002009-04-30T05:47:00.000-05:00What you don't have tinned rhubarb in America? Wai...What you don't have tinned rhubarb in America? Wait, I guess you don't have tinned prunes or grapefruit? Fruit cocktail? to my mothers generation (world war 2 child) tinned grapefruit at the breakfast table is pretty much a luxury. Adding maraschino cherries? Way too fancy :)<br /><br />Enjoy your rhubarb crumb cake it sounds luscious.lynnenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-67580628463863033632009-04-30T05:45:00.000-05:002009-04-30T05:45:00.000-05:00Good luck with your crumb cake! I love SK (and no...Good luck with your crumb cake! I love SK (and now PW, too) and all her recipes. I made SK's cream cheese pound cake after scaling down the recipe and it turned out pretty terrific. I really enjoyed your post of your day at The Lodge. LindaNJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36095574.post-31113775611416598142009-04-30T05:13:00.000-05:002009-04-30T05:13:00.000-05:00I'm a newbie to your blog and thought I'd delurk t...I'm a newbie to your blog and thought I'd delurk to say - I've got rhubarb growing in my backyard. I live in Wisconsin and it's pretty abundant around here. If your climate is right, get some from a nursery - it's pretty easy to grow and comes back every year. You can even chop it up and freeze it to use in winter. <br />I'll be interested to see how your dessert turns out as I also made a copy of that recipe to try - once my rhubarb is ready to be picked.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01208452544807980635noreply@blogger.com