A few nights ago, Johanna and I went to her parent's place to pick up some fresh fruits grown at her grandmother's house in another part of Finland, including rhubarb. I'm a fan of rhubarb jam and of dessert in general, so I was intrigued when Johanna said that she'll make a quick dessert for us with the rhubarb -- a kind of soup. I'm thinking: rhubarb soup? And, I'm picturing a bowl of Campbell's tomato soup but made from rhubarb instead. It doesn't sound so appetizing, but she insists that it will be good. So, then I wonder if this dessert is more like a pie. And, it's not. Perhaps a pudding? We're not sure, so we turn to the trusty dictionaries of the world wide web and we get this:
I'm immediately confused and start laughing. Why fool? I admit that I am no culinary expert or baking guru, but I haven't heard of any fool desserts before. (And, now, after googling "dessert fool," I understand much more about the world of fools and it looks very tasty!)
So, Johanna continues to make the dessert. First preparing the rhubarb, then cooking it with water, sugar and strawberries. Then, preparing the delicious vanilla sauce. And finally, serving the rhubarb fool!
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| Finlandia rabarber |
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| "Whisping" (aka whisking) the vanilla sauce |
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| Rabarberkräm! |
That looks yummy. I have a patch of rhubarb in my back yard - I have to look up the recipe.
ReplyDeleteKathy
I am guessing it tasted good since the picture looks so good!
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