So, the property down the street has a rhubarb patch. The folks who own the property don't come very often but the rhubarb grows. We didn't have rhubarb when I was growing up so it is all new to me. Earlier in the week when we were out for a walk, Justin popped off the seed heads so the fruit would continue to grow. Today, we brought some home. OK, we brought home 12 pounds!
I broke off the leaves as Justin was picking it and we stuffed it all into a large paper bag. At home, it the bottom of the sink I still had no idea how much we had so I started cleaning and chopping. The recipe I favor calls for two pounds. With freezer baggies and scale at the ready, I chopped and sorted and got five bags into the freezer and one into a mixing bowl and soon after, into the oven. An hour later and the house smelled yummy! Yes, I did go back to the house where I left a note explaining who I was and what I'd done. I told the family to let me know when they were here and I'd drop by with a warm, bubbly Rhubarb Crumble made just for them.
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