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Cooking & Baking

pansypoo53219

(21,746 posts) Thu Sep 26, 2024, 12:23 PM Sep 26

RHUBARB LOVERS if you have healthy looking plants. you can use it all summer + september.

last year i picked til oct. better after rain. but its more for flavor than alone. last year it was cherry rhubarb tarts. this year plum or nectarine/peach.
i froze some for winter. may do more.

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RHUBARB LOVERS if you have healthy looking plants. you can use it all summer + september. (Original Post) pansypoo53219 Sep 26 OP

I made a mead with mine... getagrip_already Sep 26 #1

Still picking mine but it's getting sparse. I like rhubarb/apple best. ratchiweenie Sep 26 #2

getagrip_already

(17,458 posts)

1. I made a mead with mine...

Reply to pansypoo53219 (Original post)

Thu Sep 26, 2024, 12:26 PM

Sep 26

Won't know for months how it turns out. Rhubarb takes a year or more to mellow out in a mead or wine.

ratchiweenie

(7,933 posts)

2. Still picking mine but it's getting sparse. I like rhubarb/apple best.

Reply to pansypoo53219 (Original post)

Thu Sep 26, 2024, 01:18 PM

Sep 26

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