We lived in Minnesota for a while and found lots of reasons to like rhubarb, which grows well there. Here are a few recipes I collected there:
Rhubarb Crisp
5 C. chopped rhubarb
1 C. raisins
3.4 c. sugar 1 t. cinnamon
1/4 t. salt
Put rhubarb in 8" pan, sprinkle w/raisins. Mis sugar, cinnamon & salt, add. Bake at 375 for 15 min, sprinkle with topping, bake 15-20 min. more
Topping:
1 C. pancake mix
1/3 c. br sugar
cut in 1/4 c. butter or margarine.
Marie's Rhubarb Cake
1/2 c. shortening
1 1/2 c. br sugar
1 egg
1 c. buttermilk
1 T. soda
2 c. flour
1/4 c. cinnamon
1/2 t. salt
1 t. vanilla
2 c rhubarb
Cream shortening & sugar, add egg. dissolve soda in milk, add. Mix flour, cinnmon, salt & add. Mix in vailla & rhubarb. MIX 1/2 c white sugar and 1 t cinnamon and sprinkle ove top. Bake in greased 9x13 pan (no time on this old recipe, estimate 30-35 min.)
2nd Rhubarb Cake
1/2 c. shortening
1 1/2 c. sugar
1 egg
1 T. lemon jiuce and mile to make 1 c
1/2 t salt
2 c. plus 1 T sifted flour
3 c finely cut rhubarb
1/4 c. cinnamon red hot candies
Topping: Mix and sprinkle over cake
1/3 c. sugar
1/3 c. nuts
1 T. cinnamon
Bake in 9x13 pan 45 min at 350
(Got lots of requests to brink this cake to potlucks)
There are many more, but I quit with this one:
Rhubarb Upside Down Cake
3 c. cut rhubarb
10 marshmallows, havled
3/4 c. sugar1/2 c. shortenign
1 c. sugar
2 beaten eggs
1 3/4 c. flour
1/4 t. salt
3 t. baking powder
1/2 c. milk
Arrange rhubarb in bottom os 10" skillet (or deep dish pie pan) Add marshmallows and 3/4 c. sugar. Prepare cake batter as usual, pour over rhubarb. Bake at 350 for 1 hr, cool 5 min. Loosen edge w/knife and turn out. Serves 8