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BIllInVermont

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BIllInVermont commented 1 year ago

Hello,
It seems that you make a good point. While rhubarb pie is much better, there are some people that have never actually tried one without strawberries. I have canned rhubarb that I put up each spring because I would be chastised if I didn't bring rhubarb pies to Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners.

Bill

 
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BIllInVermont commented 1 year ago

Hello,
There really isn't much difference in taste. I have tested the difference a couple of times at family functions. I never make pies without strawberry rhubarb, but I usually mix the varieties that I grow. On the occasions that I made one with just strawberry rhubarb, it was slightly prefered to the ones with mixed varieties. I don't notice much difference. I always get several requests for rhubarb pie for any parties. Of course if you add strawberries, you mask the rhubarb so it couldn't make a difference. I tried a rhubarb pie with strawberries and there is no comparison. Strawberries are much better left to dip in chocolate or for shortcakes.

Thanks,
Bill

Hello,
There really isn't much difference in taste. I have tested the difference a couple of times at family functions. I never make pies without strawberry rhubarb, but I usually mix the varieties that I grow. On the occasions that I made one with just strawberry rhubarb, it was slightl...

 
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BIllInVermont commented 1 year ago

Hello,
I tried a rhubarb pie with strawberries today. It's not bad, but it's completely different than a rhubarb pie. You do lose almost all of the rhubarb flavor. I rhubarb pie is much better and strawberries have much better uses.

Just my opinion,
Bill

 

Hello,

I went to by some strawberry rhubarb at the market. I found rhubarb and asked if it was strawberry rhubarb. The associate said he didn't know what variety rhubarb it was, but pointed me to strawberries. That didn't make much sense because strawberries will overpower anything you combine them with. But the recipe I had noted that while strawberry rhubarb makes the best pie, you can use any variety. So I bought what they had and the pie was great!! Do people really use rhubarb as filler in strawberry pie, and if so, why waste the rhubarb?

Thanks for your input,
Bill

Hello,

I went to by some strawberry rhubarb at the market. I found rhubarb and asked if it was strawberry rhubarb. The associate said he didn't know what variety rhubarb it was, but pointed me to strawberries. That didn't make much sense because strawberries will overpower anything yo...

 
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