Rhubarb Squares
Rhubarb is a classic Maine cooking ingredient and offers a delightfully tart experience! (Aarons S.)
Mary’s Rhubarb Squares – Etta Bryant, MASP
Ingredients
- 3 cups cut-up rhubarb
- 3 Tbsp. cornstarch
- 1 cup brown sugar
- nuts (if desired)
- 1 to 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 cup butter or margarine
- 1 1/2 cup oatmeal
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
Directions
Cook rhubarb and sugar together until tender. Add a little water to the cornstarch (enough so that it isn’t lumpy when mixed). Add that to the rhubarb mixture and simmer until thick. Mix butter and flour; add oatmeal, brown sugar, and nuts. Mix together until mealy.
Grease a 13×9-inch pan. Press 1/2 of the mealy mixture into the pan and press down. Spread the rhubarb mixture (if it is hot, that’s okay) over the bottom layer and cover it with another half of the meal. Press down—Cook in 350 [Fahrenheit (175 Celsius)] oven for about 35 minutes.