Tis i again the can't cook woman, the same old bloke that gave my husband the beetroot has today given him 2 bottles of damson wine (know what to do with that :D ) and a load of rhubarb.

What do i do with it? do i boil it? (its just to make rhubarb and custard).

Yes - or you can microwave it :) Trim the bottoms and the tops off and cut into pieces about an inch long. If microwaving, add a spoonful or two of water, cover and heat in microwave until soft. THEN add sugar and stir to dissolve it - you'll just have to judge how much to add - depends on your taste (never add sugar to fruit before microwaving, as it stops it breaking down).

Daisy

I like to slice it fairly thinly and simmer it for about 5 minutes with some sugar and a shot of grenadine, well maybe 2 shots.

Is that it 5mins? oh that sounds easy!! :D :D

Thanks daisy will do what you said :D :D

I may just make masterchef one day

Make sure you've got a tin of Ambrosia Devon Custard in the cupboard first though !.

Val

Good for you :)  Discovering the delights of cooking with lovely, fresh, British seasonal ingredients :) Saving the the planet too from the high carbon costs of importing stuff from all over the globe.
Are you going to top it with a bit of crumble?

Isabel i sooo am its in the oven now!! the only problem was i only had self raising flour will it matter? well its too late now :D

Doubt whether it will matter :) I often substitute a quarter of the flour for porridge oats and always use demerara sugar for the crumble :)

Daisy

Put it in a salad and tell him its celery ;)

I remember when i was a little girl we used to have a rhubarb plant at the bottom of our garden. My mum used to get it when it was ready and i would sit there eating it with the sugar BOWL in my lap mmmmm happy memories :D

Wooohoooo all eaten!! saved some for the old bloke his wife died in 1980 so he has this little veg patch and gives all is stuff away as he can't use it all isnt that sad :(

Add some to a strawberry jelly it's delicious

I made some scrummy rhubarb muffins at the weekend :) They went down a treat ;)

I remember when I was young, living in the country, all the neighbours used to give each other fresh produce from their gardens. Loads of damsons, plums, apples, pears, cherries. Lots of beetroot and rhubarb, cauliflowers etc. Not only that, people used to make jam, squash, wine, and swap it with other people. Nice to see there are still people about who are generous :)

Its got quite funnier tonight, apparently the old blokes house is privately owned my husbands boss just said go to the next council house next door (he meant the other way) dozey husband went the wrong way and 2 grand later worth of work lol the old bloke says he aint paying we dont blame him.

roflmao total balls up but i got free booze and veg no wonder!

Oooooooh Oooooooooooh I know You can make me some rhubarb pie :) mmmmmmmmmm rhubarb pie thats the best and also with strawberries even better :)

I am no cook I always buy it at the store, my grandma use to make rhubarb pie :) I remember dipping rhubarb in sugar and eating it, my grandma let us do that. Sure brings back memories :)