Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Rhubarb Sauce


This sauce is a bit tart but oh so yummy on cakes and pancakes.

Cut up the rhubarb into 1/2 inch slices or so.

~Sarah chopping the rhubarb.~



We ended up with about 5 cups of sliced rhubarb. Place in saucepan and add 3 T. honey and 3 T. sugar. (We had brown sugar.) Cook over medium heat, when it starts boiling, turn it down low and take the cover off to let some of the water cook off. (You don't need to add any water.)

~I pour it into a canning jar and store in the refrigerator just like I would applesauce.~

That's it. So simple and so yummy!
What are you harvesting and cooking or baking from what is available now?
Warm wishes, Tonya


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20 comments:

  1. Wild Maple WoolJune 9, 2010 at 12:12 PM

    Def. gonna try this, this sounds so yummy, and we go through apple sauce like water and ould use a hange of pace!!!

    ~Samantha

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  2. gardenmamaJune 9, 2010 at 12:41 PM

    Tonya, my family visited my mom yesterday and we harvested rhubarb and made a strawberry rhubarb pie. The topping sounds similar to what you made, it was incredible!

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  3. RoseJune 9, 2010 at 12:45 PM

    Just yummy! Yesterday I was given some nice homemade rubarb jam. It is delicious. The whole family has been enjoying it. I grow herbs and I have been using my lemon balm for tea this summer~also for making soap. I am really good at growing herbs. My husband is better with the flower, veggie and fruits. I know he has some tomato plants out there and I will be making sauce soon for my Italian dishes. We try to grow strawberries every year and also 3 or 4 kinds of veggie plants. We have a very small yard so we are limited with space right now. Blessings,Rose

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  4. DebiJune 9, 2010 at 1:00 PM

    Love rhubarb sauce on vanilla ice cream, angel food cake and just plain! Thanks for sharing!

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  5. W-S WanderingsJune 9, 2010 at 1:04 PM

    Delicious! We LOVE rhubarb (sauces, pie, and jam), but this year our rhubarb stands neglected.

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  6. ElizabethJune 9, 2010 at 1:27 PM

    I grew up eating stewed rhubarb and wish I could figure out what my mom did. Anyone have a recipe for stewed rhubarb? I wonder if your sauce is similar. I will have to give it a try. Thanks for sharing. It looks delicious.

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  7. LorenaJune 9, 2010 at 2:06 PM

    strawberry!! made some yummy strawberry jam and out of this world strawberry ice cream using local organic (and freshly picked by moi!) strawberries, raw milk, and heavy whipping cream (i am THRILLED to have these ingredients right in my neighborhood) van and sugar!

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  8. ShosannahJune 9, 2010 at 2:10 PM

    Mmmm rubarb is my favourite. What a great recipe, thanks for sharing it!

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  9. AmandaJune 9, 2010 at 2:53 PM

    thanks for sharing this Tonya.I am new to rhubarb this year and was wondering what on earth to do with it!

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  10. MunaibaJune 9, 2010 at 8:05 PM

    I made a rhubarb and ginger compote on the weekend it was gorgeous!

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  11. CadiJune 9, 2010 at 11:06 PM

    Yum. All the blogs I'm reading today have a food theme. I'm getting hungry. This would go nicely with the raspberry muffins I just read about & the vanilla pudding I'm craving. (I'm pregnant. lol)

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  12. BethJune 10, 2010 at 11:17 AM

    Believe it or not, I just discovered rhubarb in the last couple of years. I now love strawberry rhubarb pie and strawberry rhubarb jam gets second place in the favorite jam list...(first place goes to raspberry.) I am going to have to try your recipe. Thanks! love, Beth

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  13. Pure EllaJune 10, 2010 at 12:09 PM

    Wow I'm seeing rhubarb everywhere these days. I have to get some to make some nice recipes. I remember as a kid, I used to dip the sticks in sugar and just eat them up ;)
    Thanks for visiting my blog today. Yours is wonderful ;)

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  14. DebbieJune 10, 2010 at 12:18 PM

    When I was a little girl, we would visit my aunt. She had rhubarb growing, and we loved to taste its sweetness! I haven't had rhubarb in years. Right at this minute, I'm tasting it in my head.

    Such a sweet treat.

    BTW, I love your life philosophy of simple living. I also love Vermont. It's such a beautiful place.

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  15. AprilJune 10, 2010 at 1:12 PM

    I have never tasted rhubarb. I hear mixed reviews on it but I would love to try it.Our local blueberry farm has crazy amounts of berries this year and we made blueberry jelly from it yesterday. Thanks for visiting my blog. :)

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  16. onegoldensunJune 10, 2010 at 5:03 PM

    So delicious! I love rhubarb and finally have some growing in my garden. We are picking raspberries now. The kids wake up early to pick them and make little tartes and cakes, which I bake for them. I love this season!

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  17. The Pleasures of HomemakingJune 10, 2010 at 9:07 PM

    I LOVE rhubarb but can't seem to grow it! So I usually buy it frozen - so sad right! I love rhubarb sauce and rhubarb crisps!

    Manuela

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  18. UnknownJune 10, 2010 at 10:38 PM

    yum...looks great!

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  19. HeatherJune 11, 2010 at 10:33 AM

    Oh this is so new to me, and I am excited to try it. It seems like the perfect thing to enjoy with summer breads and cakes

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  20. affectioknitJune 16, 2010 at 12:57 PM

    YUM! We love rhubarb sauce!

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