I found this recipe, which I chose because it could be used as a topping or just eaten, kind of like applesauce, which is how Colby's dad ate it as a kid.
Here's the link: rhubarb sauce
And here's the recipe, if you don't feel like clicking over:
3 large servings
Ingredients:
- 4 cups rhubarb, chopped in 1/2 inch pieces
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 Tb water (really, that's all! I was incredulous, but it was fine--the rhubarb's moisture comes out as it cooks.)
Directions:
- Wash rhubarb and chop into 1/2" pieces.
- In a sauce pan, add rhubarb, sugar, and water. Bring to boil over medium heat, stirring frequently. Reduce to a simmer. Simmer until rhubarb is soft and slightly thickened (about 10 minutes), stirring occasionally. If rhubarb is not the desired intensity of color, add only a few drops of red food coloring to enhance the red appearance. (I did not do this, even though my sauce wasn't very red.)
- Remove from heat and cool. Serve warm or refrigerate and serve.
It was SO EASY. And I thought it tasted good, although I haven't heard the verdict yet on whether it lives up to Lillie Copeland's sauce.
So, after it was done, I put it in a jar I had around, and then needed to cover up the old label that was on the jar. I made one out of felt, and used puff paint to write "Rhubarb Sauce." But then I felt like I couldn't just hand my dad a plain-old tomato plant, so I embroidered the name of the plant variety onto a felt tomato that I tied to the plant. I don't have a picture of it on the actual plant, but it looked pretty cute.
The embroidery on the tomato could refer to the plant variety, or as my dad preferred to assume, the identity of the recipient. |
Oh, and in case you were wondering, Colby got a porch swing. I did not make it, but watch for an upcoming post regarding a cushion for it! That is all.
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