Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie
Ingredients:

1½ cups sugar

¼ cup all-purpose flour

¼ teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon nutmeg

3 cups of ½-inch pieces of Washington Rhubarb

1 cup sliced strawberries

Pastry for 2-crust, 9-inch pie

1 tablespoon butter or margarine

 

Directions:
Combine sugar, flour, salt and nutmeg.  Add fruit, mixing well; let stand 20 minutes.  Spoon into 9-inch pastry-lined pie plate.  Dot with butter.  Moisten edge, adjust top crust, flute edge.  Bake at 400° for 40-45 minutes or until done.  Serve slightly warm.
 
Courtesy of:
Washington Rhubarb Growers Association
253-863-7333

We harvest Washington rhubarb from hothouses January through March and then hand cut from fields April through September.  The colorful plant is grown in our valley, in the shadow of Mt. Rainier.

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