Rhubarb Pie
Rhubarb Pie
The
rhubarb is going nutters here, as it always does this time of year.
That said, folks still seem unfamiliar with your basic rhubarb pie. Eyed
with suspician, it disappears quickly after the first bite!
Ingredients:
- 4 cups rhubarb stems, chopped into 1" pieces
- 1 1/3 cups white sugar
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1-2 tablespoon butter
- 1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
- Combine
sugar and flour. Mix well with rhubarb pieces. Heap rhubarb over bottom
layer of pie crust in pie plate. Dot with small pieces of butter. Cover
with top crust. (OR roll first layer of pie crust out to about a 12 in
round, and fold edges over filling for a rustic looking pie.
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Place pie on lowest rack in oven. Bake for
15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C),
and continue baking for 40 to 45 minutes. Serve warm or cold.
- Don't
be shy about adding other fruit like the classic strawberries, or
blueberries like I did in the photo. Blackberries and peaches also sound
delicious to me!
St.Lukes Indian Summer~Tidbit Of The Month
http://www.almanac.com/fact/st-lukes-little-summer-lovely-summerlike-days-saint
Lovely, summer like days that occur around October 18 are called Saint Luke’s Little Summer in honor of the saint’s feast day. Around this time, Saint Luke’s feast day, there is a period brief period of calm, dry weather. Of course, it’s difficult to generalize today across the vast continent of North America, but the temperature is usually mild and the leaf colors are turning a gorgeous color. It’s a good time for a brief vacation or visit to a park. In Venice, Italy, they say: “San Luca, El ton va te la zuca” (Pumpkins go stale on St Luke’s Day), but here in North America, pumpkins are enjoying their finest hour. Saint Luke is the patron saint of physicians and surgeons so it seems only fitting that the good doctor give us these calm days. In olden days, St. Luke’s Day did not receive as much attention in the secular world as St. John’s Day (June 24) and Michaelmas (September 29), so it was to keep from being forgotten that St. Luke presented us with some golden days to cherish before the coming of winter, or so the story goes. Some folks call this Indian Summer, but that officially occurs between November 11 and November 20.
Painted Garden Rocks
- Patio Paint in colors of your choice (I used Larkspur Blue, Petunia Purple, Fiesta Yellow, Fuchsia, Citrus Green and Salmon)
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- Smooth rocks, preferably oval or round in shape
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- Paintbrush
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- Toothpick
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- Outdoor sealer or Patio Paint Clear Coat
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