Strawberry Rhubarb Sauce Information

Ingredients: Strawberries*, Sugar,

Rhubarb*, Citrus Pectin

                            HISTORY AND NUTRITION

   Strawberries and rhubarb have traditionally been used together because they are both harvested in late spring.  Food memories of strawberry rhubarb jam and pie are with many of us. 

   Whether we realize it or not, Grandma's recipes existed in Colonial days when the Dutch West India company sailed up the Hudson River in the 1700's to sell its load of sugar from the Caribbean and spices from Indonesia.  Cooks for the Dutch manor houses quickly learned to use sugar to preserve the fruits of the Valley and to make those infamous fruit pies.  We use their recipes today. 

    But should we limit ourselves to recipes of the past or should we explore new possibilities with 21st century knowledge and simple, 50 year old, proven technology--freezing and vacuum packaging?  Reduced sugar is a healthy option.  I experimented with this idea and this fruit sauce product is the result.

     Pictured here is a Strawberry Rhubarb "Fruit Sauce" that is lower in sugar than jam and higher in flavor since fruits are the major ingredients.  You see a picture of grapefruit sections topped with sauce on the left.  On the right is the vacuum packaged frozen sauce with a "Farmer Source" label--in case you want to buy your own fruits .  In the back you see the "Hometown Foods" arbor label as it appears on our frozen foods.

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Did You Know?

• This sauce contains approximately 16% added sugar unlike jam which often has up to 65% added sugar depending on the fruits used.
• The fresh strawberries in this recipe give you a source of whole strawberries in every bite!
• Strawberry's unique triplephenol antioxidant content makes them heart-protective, anti-cancer, and anti-inflamitory. 
• Strawberry Rhubarb sauce has many different uses and recipes right on the label.
• Simply pour over waffles, blintzes, muffins, fruit breads, pancakes, cheesecake, ice cream, gingerbread or pound cake.
• Stir into cottage cheese, ricotta or plain yogurt.

What Else Can Strawberry Rhubarb Sauce be Used For? 

We hope to have a link here to video clips illustrating how to make the following

• Drinks:  Juice, punch, smoothies, strawberry milkshakes, and strawberry banana milkshake.
• Low Sugar Jam, sorbet, and fruit leather.