Made a metric fekkton worth of baked rhubarbs.
About a kilo of fresh rhubarbs (without leaves), about half a kilo (you can probably be a bit stingy with that though, was a bit too much), some mint leaves, some almond liqueur (a hip shot splash of it) - mix it all around and into a oven safe thing, put tin foil on top as a seal and then go nuts on around 200 degrees (celsius) and 30ish minutes until their soft but retain their shape.
Put/pour everything in a jar and eat it with icecream/cake
@qwazix oh "sugar" is the one i missed which should tell you how sour rhubarb is :-)
It tastes... weird, tangy and "herblike" mixed with sour green apples. Grows like crazy in thick patches during the summers up here. Huge leaves (poisonous) and reddish green stalks (the bit you eat).
Wish I was wealthier and I'd send a jar
@qwazix Well I guess its a year around experience in a way :) Cozy pitch black winters, bright plant/animal expliosions in the summer.
I have this plan of going down to Greece via train next summer (if my economy permits) some friends and their kids are doing it this year, its just a PITA to go via train through Europe since everything is geared towards flying.
@ohyran hahaha I can imagine :-D
If you happen to pass through Athens I'm buying a beer though so get in touch.
Train travel is a PITA especially in Greece since our train operator is stuck in the 80's but hopefully until next summer the new tracks will be operational so Athens-Thessaloniki should be much easier. Atm it's faster if you go by car...
@qwazix never got a drivers license (grew up in Stockholm mostly and it was expensive/meaningless) so train/bike is my goto mode of transportation, should probably get that fixed and get one but its expensive.
I will take that beer! I'll buy you one if you get up here to have after rhubarb pie/other product.
@ohyran I know there will be pitchforks but cars are one of my passions. However I don't commute by car. Driving around Athens by car is a nightmare so I use public transport. I don't think I really *need* a car or driver's license for that matter. But I really enjoy going car trips and that alone justifies the cost.
Also I think it's a thing we'll tell the young in a few decades: "back then when it was normal to have a car" :-P
@qwazix oh dont worry no pitchforks here :)
I've never been into cars personally so to me its like "oh its a car" or "oh its a bigger/faster/rustier car"
I like the idea of taking car trips with my husband but one of us needs to get a drivers license first :)
@ohyran just cautious because I've seen the fediverse hate cars (and rightly so, they're a huge part of us possibly dying of global warming) but I still think cars are marvelous pieces of engineering and design, and driving is one of the best experiences I've had. So even if you never get a car, my opinion is by all means, get that license even for a single trip on a drop-top rental.
However not all people are me :-P
Jens ♥
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