That is not like cooked rhubarb. Some people like to juice the stalks and make ice cubes with the juice. They add a cube to a glass of water, similar to adding a lemon wedge tp a glass of water.
If it was too sour, they didn't put enough sugar in it. Adding strawberries and following standard directions makes a really sour pie.
Good rhubarb is tart. Tart and sour are not the same thing. A rhubarb pie made properly is both sweet and tart.
Original or Lemon Boy Plus?
They don't sell them around here so I start my own.
I don't understand how they think they have improved a really good yellow tomato (Lemon Boy) by turning it into an orange tomato (Lemon Boy Plus).
No, the beets need to be either canned beets or cooked beets. I use fresh beets which means I boil the beets until fork tender so I can "wipe off" the skins. Then I use the brine to pickle the beets and can them pickled. When I want pickled eggs, I take a quart of pickled beets, split it into...
Both. Pickled beets taste nothing like regular cooked beets. Lots of people that don't like cooked beets like pickled beets.
I was just talking to my neighbor a couple of days ago. He is planting beets. He said I really don't care for beets but those pickled beets are so good.
Preference of the one dining or the one making them. My version is simple. I use pickled beets but you can start with regular canned beets. The brine is equal parts by volume of water, white vinegar and sugar. For example one cup water, one cup vinegar and one cup of sugar. Bring to a boil...