What months are the best to harvest and use rhubarb?

Live in Minnesota and have a number of rhubarb plants. I also have many good rhubarb recipes. Also want to know how soon I have to use it once it is cut.

  4 answers
  • Diana Diana on Jul 22, 2017

    As long as you keep picking rhubarb you can use it all summer long

  • Hoosierphilly Hoosierphilly on Jul 22, 2017

    • freeze it. or mix with strawberries dessert.

    For the Filling

    • 1 poundrhubarb stalks, trimmed and sliced 1/2-inch thick fresh or frozen
    • 1/2 poundstrawberries, hulled and quartered fresh or frozen
    • 1/2 cupgranulated sugar whey low
    • 1-1/2 tablespoonscorn starch ??? maybe a little more
    • 1 teaspoonvanilla extract

    For the Topping

    • 3/4 cup whole grain or all purpose flour, spooned into measuring cup and leveled-off with a knife or flour substitute
    • 1/2 cuppacked light brown sugar whey low
    • 2 tablespoonsgranulated sugar whey low
    • 1/4 teaspoonsalt
    • 6 tablespoonsunsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
    • 3/4 cupold fashioned rolled oats
    • 1/2 cupchopped pecans
    • 2-3 eggs optional

    Instructions


  • Kim Kim on Jul 23, 2017

    It freezes well, with no blanching.