What is National Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Day?

National Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Day, each year, honors a delectable and seasonal pie on June 9th.. Rhubarb, a tart vegetable, is often served with sweet fruits to make a delectable dessert.

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Rhubarb is a perennial favorite for home gardens around the country. It's a perennial favorite for home gardens. Gardeners begin to harvest rhubarb in the middle of May and early June, one of the first fruits of their labours, and it makes its way into desserts and preserves. Since it takes on the flavor of the fruit or vegetable it is paired with, it is an excellent complement to many recipes.

Not only is rhubarb best known for making delectable baked goods and satisfying the hankering for something from the garden early in the season, but it also has many other attributes. Rub a cut stalk of rhubarb over a scorched skillet and let the high oleic acid content do the job. It's been a key ingredient in many cleansers for more than 100 years.

Rhubarb's leaves are poisonous to humans because they are so high in oxalic acid. However, the stalks are a convenient, abundant, and healthful source of oxalic acid. The benefits of rhubarb may help reduce blood pressure, increase your body's ability to burn fat, and produce brain myelin. Now, that's a reason to celebrate National Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Day!