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When in Doubt, Bake
Our family is especially fond of rhubarb, that strange vegetable/fruit that looks like prehistoric celery. Technically, this is rhubarb season, though it doesn’t grow well here in North Carolina. About this time of year, my mom makes rhubarb freezer jam for our families. It is a family favorite and the only jam my father can safely eat, as he is allergic to most fruits. When we lived in the Midwest, rhubarb was plentiful and fairly cheap. Now we have to special order it through a fruit wholesaler. But it is well worth it. If you would like to know how we make the jam, you can find my blog post…
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Mama Edie’s Rhubarb Freezer Jam
Most kids I knew growing up ate peanut butter and jelly sandwiches with gloppy grape jelly. In my house, we grew up eating them with delicious sweet tart rhubarb jam. This was because my father developed an allergy to most fruits when he was young, with the exception of melons, limes and rhubarb. My Mom had to get creative with a jam that he could safely enjoy. Technically, rhubarb is a vegetable, with an inedible leaf and a long reddish stalk that looks similar to celery, though it is not related. But it can be cooked down with sugar and turned into delicious baked treats, or made into a delicious…
