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Ingredients
- Â Â A recipe of double pie crust
- 3 c. Diced rhubarb
- 1Â 1/2 x Sugar
- 2 Tbsp. Flour
- 1 Tbsp. Quick-cooking tapioca
- Â Â Grated rind of half a lemon or possibly orange
- 1/8 tsp Salt
- 1 Tbsp. Butter
Directions
- Line a 9-inch pie tin with half the pastry and sprinkle a little flour over it. Combine rhubarb, sugar, tapioca, lemon rind and salt and put in pastry shell. Dot with butter. Arrange a lattice of pastry strips on top. Bake in moderate 350 degrees F. oven for 1 hour.
- Tips on Rhubarb
- 1. Rhubarb has medicinal value.
- 2. It is astringent, cathartic and a fine tonic.
- 3. It is much used as a gentle laxative for infants.
- 4. Herb book from 1597 states: "Steeped with anise, rhubarb helps the jaundice and such like diseases.....It purifieth the blood and makes young wenches to look faire and cherry-like.
- 5. Many people freeze young pink rhubarb in the spring when it is at its best. Others can the strained rhubarb juice for a refreshing summer drink.
- Some make wine of it, and some make a tart sherbet or possibly sweet conserve of it.
- Rhubarb has a hundred uses, and here are a few good ways to prepare it.
- 6. It is high in floride.
- NOTES : Notes: Simple, easy, and delicious.
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Recipe | %DV |
|---|---|
| Recipe Size 547g | |
| Calories 1283 | |
| Calories from Fat 632 | 49% |
| Total Fat 70.53g | 88% |
| Saturated Fat 29.44g | 118% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 31mg | 10% |
| Sodium 1320mg | 55% |
| Potassium 979mg | 28% |
| Total Carbs 153.31g | 41% |
| Dietary Fiber 9.6g | 32% |
| Sugars 6.84g | 5% |
| Protein 11.03g | 18% |
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