Rhubarb - what do i do with it?

[ja9]

A friend has just brought me some delicious smelling rhubarb from her garden.. but i don't know what is best to do with it? I've not cooked / baked with rhubarb before?

What do you recommend?

You bloody well find out if she is scrummymummy (or whoever it is) or not

crumble! easy peasy

strip off outer layers
put in a pan wiht a bit of water and some sugar
it will mush down
chuck in a dish
put crumble mix on top
bake!

you could make rhubarb crumble or mix of rhubarb and apple
rhubarb muffins
stewed rhubard ( cut up boil with sugar to taste in boiling water - v nice
cut it up over yogurt and honey

I poach mine in some orange juice and have it for b/fast with muesli and plain youghurt.
Lucky you to have the home grown stuff.

Jamie Oliver suggests a creme brulee with rhubarb.
Personally, I like it the simplest way - stewed with custard.

How VERY dare you!!!!!!!!!

Make some flapjack mixture.

Spread half in the bottom of a baking tin
Spread a layer of cooked rhubarb on top
Spread the other half of the flapjack mixture on top of the rhubarb
Cook!

Delicious

I have been wanting a 'barb' thread myself - why is mine all thin and spindly???? any tips on how to achieve more girth - phnarr phnnarr!

My children had theres with homemade rice pudding -sweetened and flavoured with vanilla pods tonight...mmmmm so homely!

Stewed with more sugar than is good for you, with fresh custard.

Jeeeeeez at my spelling - i am literate honestly just tired after a night on a childrens ward ( excuses excuses!)

you do need a sugar mountain though!

I am sweet enough thankyouverymuch!

pmsl rhubarb

I hear rhubarb vasts amounts of cheese go well together

rhubarb and vasts amounts of cheese

Notanotter - I was going to ask this the other night. I have some vanilla pods, how much do you use?

In the rice pudding - that is

How is your dh Frenchie?

lots of ideas - thank you.

my mouth is watering just reading about these!!

my mum makes rhubarb jam with the rhubarb she gets from her garden. gorgeous!

ah you old sweetie rhubarb!!! thanks for asking!
he is starting new job in public affairs on monday in Reading (will be commuting), so happy albeit nervous....
Luckily we're invited out by friends saturday and sunday so that should distract him a bit

Raw dipped in sugar
I'm eating some right now !

i friend of ours once made creme brulee with rhubarb in the bottom

deliciuos

ok, i've stewed the rhubarb but at this rate i doubt it'll last for me to make something with it... everytime i pass the pot in the kitchen i eat some out of it.

it really is delicious...