Rhubarb. Either you love it or hate it. It's an odd vegetable. I'm trying to think of another veggie that takes well to sugar, but it escapes me. I was raised with rhubarb, as a good English girl should be. I cannot remember if my mum grew it, but she definitely grew strawberries, rhubarb's best friend.
Rumor has it that James Beard is a native pdxer (Portland). It would make sense, given his appreciation for good food and fresh ingredients, which is what the Portland food scene is all about. The cookbook, Beard on Food, is more his musings on food with tidbits thrown in. Because of this, I felt it was within bounds to adapt his rhubarb pie recipe to add strawberries. I subtracted about 1/2 cup of sugar from the recipe and added 1 cup more total fruit than the recipe called for. The results were delicious. Even my six year old, who hates pie (you read that right) ate some. Sure, it was doused with vanilla ice cream, but it counts! Most L and I especially liked the added depth the orange rind added. I definitely recommend this recipe.
2 comments:
It's beautiful!
I, for one, don't hate OR love rhubarb... I just can't get excited about something that takes so much sugar to be palatable.
But I would not turn down a slice of your pie, no ma'am.
I didn't use THAT much sugar (smirk), but I catch your meaning. Sends you a slice of pie.
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