Thhis is the first yr my rhubarb is doing good ive made one pie with it and my strawberries that turned out delisioso.But my husbend says when i pick them they arent ripe,they have to be red all the way up.Help us in our new endevor.
2006-07-23 12:02:40 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
Generally they are only red when they are young so your husband is technically wrong. As the stalks get older they turn greener. It is best to pick for pies when young and red. If you wait until the stalks are older and green you can make a sauce similar to applesauce, using the same method. Wash, cut, and boil the rhubarb. Mash and stir with a potato ricer and sweeten to taste with sugar.
2006-07-23 12:08:08 · answer #1 · answered by ironcityveteran 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The extra crimson you spot on the rhubarb, the tastier it's going to be. seek for crimson flesh, no longer purely crimson on the exterior. it extremely is a 2 crust pie. Press one crust gently right into a 9" around pie dish. you will desire approximately 4 cups of washed, sliced (right into a million" products) rhubarb for a pie. Stir in a million/3-a million/2 c. flour, approximately 3/4 c. sugar, (white or brown or a mix) and a million tsp cinnamon. turn this mixture into the pie pan with the crust. Dot the best with approximately 4 tbsp butter. conceal with the best crust and pinch the sides mutually. decrease vents interior the best crust. Bake at 425 on the best shelf of your oven for quarter-hour. Then turn the oven temp to 350 and bake for approximately 35-40 5 minutes extra, till the crust is wisely browned. Cool in the previous slicing. Serve with vanilla ice cream.
2016-12-14 12:26:36 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are numerous varieties of rhubarb. Some are not red at all but may be green or pink. Without knowing your variety it is hard to say anything about it.
2014-06-25 09:03:29 · answer #3 · answered by Marilyn 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you wait for the entire stalk to be red, you risk them rotting. Mostly red is how I gauge when to pick them.
2006-07-23 12:06:35 · answer #4 · answered by Muse 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
rhubarb is mostly green
when it is ready to be picked it should be about
1" wide or wider....
the little scraggly ones are not ready yet....
2006-07-23 12:20:51 · answer #5 · answered by Linnie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's better to pick them when they're smaller - when the stalks get big, they get tough and stringy.
2006-07-23 12:25:47 · answer #6 · answered by Vicki D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋