New Recipe - Rhubarb Matrimonial Squares

Okay, so this isn't a new-to-me recipe; I've made it lots.  But I thought that everyone else needs to know it too. 

You know those delicious date squares that you like?  The ones that are yummy, but you really don't want to eat more than one, and now what do you do with them?  These are like those, but with rhubarb, so they're better than the ones with dates.  And the ingredients are local, really, dates in Saskatchewan?  But I can get rhubarb from my yard.  Well, actually my sister's yard, but close enough.

Rhubarb Matrimonial Squares

This recipe is from Grandma Taylor's cookbook.


before I put it in the oven



3 cups rhubarb, cut into 1/2" pieces

1 1/2 cups sugar, divided

2 tbsp cornstarch

1 3/4 cups rolled oats

1 1/2 cups flour

1 cup brown sugar

1/2 tsp baking soda

3/4 cup butter or margarine



Combine cut rhubarb with 1 cup sugar.  Cook until tender.  (no, don't add water)  Combine 1/2 cup sugar with cornstarch.  Stir into cooked rhubarb and continue cooking for 4-5 minutes.  Cool.  Combine rest of dry ingredients and cut into butter.  Pat half of mixture into well oiled 9x9 pan.  Spoon rhubarb filling over; put other half of oat mixture on top.  Bake at 375 for 35-45 minutes.



notes:  I used green rhubarb.  Yes, it is ripe, it's just not pretty and red.  So after I cooked the rhubarb for the filling I added a few drops of red food colouring.  That way the filling was pink instead of greenish brown.  Who wants do eat greenish brown filling?  But pink filling just looks better.