Rhubarb: 1) Must you peel the stalk? 2)A rhubarb dish.

Self-tutoring about rhubarb: the tutor shares findings.

As a kid I ate dishes prepared from rhubarb stalks – strawberry-rhubarb pie, for instance, as well as stewed rhubarb. Nowadays I seldom eat rhubarb, and never buy it. However, my wife brought some home last week: what to do?

Rhubarb leaves are poisonous. I’ve also heard people say you need to peel the stalks.

At first I set out to discover if peeling the stalks is necessary. Apparently, it isn’t, so I didn’t. My wife and I have both eaten helpings of what I made, with no effects. Therefore, from my own experience, the rhubarb stalk needn’t be peeled.

I found this this recipe for rhubarb upside-down cake, and made it. My wife loves it; I find it delivers everything you might hope from an easy rhubarb dessert.

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