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"Puester" > wrote in message
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> wrote:
>> Not a big pie maker but I have some frozen rhubard. Do I need to
>> thaw
>> it out before putting it in a pie before it hits the oven? Thanks.
>
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> I'd thaw it in a colander or sieve because it will give off
> a large amount of water as it thaws. You don't want all that
> water in your pie!

I freeze the rhubarb I grow myself so I can't comment on commercially
frozen rhubarb, but I wouldn't put mine in a colander. The liquid
coming off it is not water but juice. I put mine in a pan and cook it
down a bit.