I have some friends in my neighborhood who have an ENORMOUS rhubarb plant. They always tell me to just walk in their backyard and hack some stalks off anytime, so I finally did it a couple of days ago. And dude, that plant was soooo big! The leaves themselves were probably the size of...a nightstand table. That's the only thing I can think of right now that would compare. They were huge. So I hacked the stalks off the plant, literally thew them over my shoulder (they were really heavy) and headed home.
Micah was taking a compulsory nap, thank goodness, so Sadie and I had the kitchen to ourselves. We made strawberry rhubarb pies. Here she is, after having put bits of butter atop the pies:
Cutting strips of pastry to make the lattice tops:
Weaving the lattice tops:
We brushed the tops with milk, then sprinkled them with sugar. Sadie went a little crazy on this part:
Waiting to go into the oven:
Um, I forgot to take "after" pictures, but here is an old picture of a finished rhubarb pie I made once:
It's yummers. I gave all but one away - to the bestowers of the lovely rhubarb, and to the ladies I visit teach. :) If you want the recipe, you can find it here.
3 comments:
I don't like rhubarb, but those look so nice. You girls are very talented.
Love Strawberry Rhubarb pie... yummmmmmm.... drool
MMMMmmmm!! I LOVE your rhubarb pie! It's soooo goood! :)
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