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| Three Generations of Service  |
 Strawberry Shortcake a' la PHPaul Rhubarb, picked and frozen fresh last June. Strawberries, bought from a roadside stand, picked that day, cleaned, sliced and frozen fresh with a sprinkling of sugar. Mrs. PHPaul's home-made corn bread. Put the frozen rhubarb in a heavy pot (I use a ceramic-coated cast iron kettle, but straight cast iron would be fine) and simmer on low heat until thoroughly heated and cooked down to the consistency you prefer. I like mine quite thick, very little juice. Add sugar to taste. I use a bit over a quarter cup of sugar to a two quart bag of frozen 'barb. I like mine tart. TURN OFF THE HEAT, and dump in the frozen berries. The idea is to thaw them, not cook them. Let the pot sit uncovered until the berries thaw and the mixture cools. I prefer mine refrigerated overnight. Make up a bowl just like you would using shortcake, only use the corn bread. YUM! Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent. | ||
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| Eye on the Silver Lining |
That looks and sounds fabulous! __________________________ "Trust, but verify." | |||
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Spread the Disease |
At first glance I thought it was lasagna, but after readying, that sounds damn good. I'm a big fan of strawberry rhubarb pie, and this sounds very good with the corn bread. ________________________________________ -- Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past me I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain. -- | |||
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Oh My!! Love my strawberry-rhubarb pie and that makes my mouth water. Looks delicious. | |||
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Drill Here, Drill Now |
After reading this one this stands out, this ain't Paul's first strawberry rhubarb cornbread dessert. The man has obviously spent years perfecting this. We had a lot of strawberry rhubarb growing up as half the family had a sweet tooth like me (I'm fine with just strawberry) and the other half liked tart (they're fine with just rhubarb) so strawberry rhubarb was a great middle ground. I've only had strawberry rhubarb on pie crust or over sponge cake. Never dawned on me to try it over cornbread. Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity DISCLAIMER: These are the author's own personal views and do not represent the views of the author's employer. | |||
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| Three Generations of Service |
Actually, it is.  I did go through a few evolutions getting the strawberry-rhubarb sauce right, but I've been making that for several years. Mrs. PHPaul is responsible for the cornbread. The sauce is very versatile, good by itself, amazing over Ritz crackers (The strawberry-rhubarb version of mock-apple pie) or vanilla ice cream. Just a classic case of serendipity: "I've got sauce, and there's some leftover cornbread. Hmmmmmmm...I wonder..." Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent. | |||
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Just having a good time |
Well done sir. " I didn't fail the test,I just found 100 ways to do it wrong." - Benjamin Franklin | |||
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Happily Retired |
I hate rhubarb but have to admit, that looks pretty darn good! .....never marry a woman who is mean to your waitress. | |||
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| Go ahead punk, make my day |
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His Royal Hiney |
Strawberry I can pass on. Rhubarb I can definitely pass on. But home made corn bread??? Oh, man! I can just imagine how delicious that corn bread tastes by itself. mmm... "It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life – daily and hourly. Our answer must consist not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual." Viktor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning, 1946. | |||
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| Muzzle flash aficionado  |
I've never had it, but I think I'd like it. My mom used to make rhubarb pies (real pies) when I was a kid. My dad's favorite pie was green gooseberry, but those weren't easy to get, so mom used rhubarb (we grew our own) as a substitute. I can remember eating stalks of rhubarb.... flashguy Texan by choice, not accident of birth | |||
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| Big Stack |
At first glance, it look like some sort of Italian dish to me also. And doesn't strawberry shortcake have large amounts of whipped cream, and, well, shortcake?This is it's own concoction (as mentioned, strawberry rhubarb pie.) And I don't think I've ever had rhubarb.
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Delusions of Adequacy |
One of the saddest things about my mom selling her old place was losing access to her huge rhubarb patch. I just can't get it to grow down here, and it's stupid expensive in the grocery. The last time I broke down and bought some, the cashier thought it was red celery. Desert looks good. I'll go the other way of some of these folks.. I prefer my rhubarb sans strawberrries. I have my own style of humor. I call it Snarkasm. | |||
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| Three Generations of Service |
Well, yes, it is a bit of a misnomer. Personally, I don't care for whipped cream unless it's REAL whipped cream and that ain't happening in this house. NEVER HAD RHUBARB??? You poor, benighted soul. Where are you located? Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent. | |||
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Not quite the same but I got a little taste of summer the other day at the Cafe. It seems a couple of apparently hot blooded young ladies decided to wear short shorts out... Something you wouldn't normally see here mid winter. My wife noticed that I noticed...  Dang I miss summer... Collecting dust. | |||
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