Rhubarb Upside Down Cake






Topping (Which actually starts on the bottom!!):

3 c. chopped fresh (or frozen) rhubarb
1 c. sugar
2 Tbsp. flour
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 c. melted butter

Batter:

3/4 c. sugar
1/4 c. melted butter
1 egg
1 1/2 c. flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
2/3 c. milk
(* 1/4 tsp. salt)

Topping: Arrange rhubarb in bottom of a 10" greased cast iron skillet. Mix together sugar, flour and nutmeg; sprinkle over rhubarb. Drizzle melted butter over all.
Batter: Beat together butter and sugar. Stir in egg. Combine flour, baking powder (salt) and nutmeg. Alternately add flour mixture and milk to butter, mixing well after each addition. Spread over rhubarb. Bake at 350 for about 35 minutes. Immediately loosen edges and invert onto a serving dish. Best served warm. (* Note: Because of a lot of issues with high blood pressure, my family never had salt in the house. I still seldom use it, even in baking. I have the salt measurements added in the recipe even though I don't use them myself because I know other people think it's unbelievable to not use it. =D )

I planted three rhubarb plants three years ago and this is the first year I've felt comfortable harvesting from them. (I wanted to give them a couple of years to get well established first. ) We love rhubarb, so it's been fun to cook with it. Unfortunately, I have picked my three plants clean already and none of it make it to the freezer. =D I just bought roots for six more plants to put in. = ) This is one of the new recipes I found this year that we really like. It's very quick and easy, not to mention delicious!

An interesting quote...


"Remember this. When people choose to withdraw far from a fire, the fire continues to give warmth, but they grow cold. When people choose to withdraw far from light, the lightcontinues to be bright in itself but they are in darkness.

This is also the case when people withdraw from God; and this is why
those who praise themselves cannot praise God."

-Augustine, Sermon 170, 11 

The End of the Road is but a Bend in the Road
by Helen Steiner Rice

When we feel we have nothing left to give
And we are sure that the "song has ended"--
When our day seems over and the shadows fall
And the darkness of night has descended,
Where can we go to find the strength
To valiantly keep on trying,
Where can we find the hand that will dry
The tears that the heart is crying--
There's but one place to go and that is to God
And, dropping all pretense and pride,
We can pour out our problems without restraint
And gain strength with Him at our side--
And together we stand at life's crossroads
And view what we think is the end,
But God has a much bigger vision
And He tells us it's ONLY A BEND--
For the road goes on and is smoother,
And the "pause in the song" is a "rest,"
And the part that's unsung and unfinished
Is the sweetest and richest and best--
So rest and relax and grow stronger,
LET GO and LET GOD share your load,
Your work is not finished or ended,
You've just come to "A BEND IN THE ROAD."

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by Mary Byers

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