Rhubarb juice is an old-fashioned drink that is out of favor mainly because few of us have the garden space to grow rhubarb, but if you happen to have an abundant supply, this is a beverage worth considering.

In past times, every home had a large garden with a rhubarb patch.  Rhubarb is a perennial and will grow for years if undisturbed.  It is best harvested in the spring, but from established gardens, it can be harvested twice, once in the spring, and again in midsummer.  To harvest the stalks, pull them from the plant.  Cut off the leaves and trim the base of the stem.  Use the discarded leaves as a mulch to control weeds by leaving them near the plant.  Rhubarb patches should be fertilized with manure or compost each fall.  Rhubarb is ornamental and can be grown in a flower bed or by a fence line. Sometimes it is planted near the house to encourage early growth in the spring. Late in the season rhubarb becomes tough and woody and should not be used; the usual test is to bend the stalk and if it snaps, it is still usable.  More>>>

These recipes are family recipes or are from vintage/public domain cookbooks.