At the first sign of spring we run to the garden to check on the rhubarb patch! It’s growing like crazy and then we wait for the strawberries…they are blossoming and June is right around the corner. Our favorite Shortcake with Strawberry Rhubarb sauce is always a hit for a summer […]
Strawberries, June Berries, Everbearing or Day-Neutral
Ahhhh…strawberry season is here. We are not the only ones that love these sweet little berries, get them before the birds! If you have them in your garden you know you have to check them everyday! It is amazing how fast they ripen in this warm weather. Planting, growing and harvesting strawberries…The Farmers Almanac can tell you everything you need to know! We have […]
Strawberry Shortcake – How Do You Like Yours? Some History
Strawberry shortcake is a summer favorite. So fresh, sweet and yummy. There are so many varieties, too! Biscuit Type This is the type of strawberry shortcake some of us remember our grandmother making with buttermilk biscuits, either drop or the kind you spread the dough out and cut like big, soft cookies. Fresh out of […]
What to do with all your rhubarb!
So much Rhubarb you don’t know what to do with it? We at Sturdiwheat just love the stuff. Read our favorite rhubarb stories and recipes here! “As kids we would go out to the rhubarb patch with some sugar in the bottom of a coffee cup, pull a rhubarb stalk, dip it in the sugar […]
Rhubarb Sauce with a Touch of Strawberries (Just Like Grandma’s!)
2 tablespoons unsalted butter 4 cups chopped rhubarb add ½ cup strawberries (Variation: use more strawberries & less rhubarb) 3/4 cup white sugar In medium saucepan, melt butter over med/high heat. Stir in rhubarb and sugar and continue to cook, stirring constantly, until tender, 5 to 10 minutes. If you need to thicken it mix 1 Tbsp. […]