Thursday Recipe Swap

My friend Therese at Musings of a Mom is hosting a recipe exchange. Theme this week is summer desserts. I thought I would share one of my favorites with you. This recipe came from my grandmother, and possibly from her mother. I am sure it is in the vicinity of 100 years old. There have been minor changes made to accommodate today's ingredients and measurements.

This recipe is a trusted standby when I am having company and have not planned far enough in advance to make a cheese cake or any other dessert that I want to dazzle them with. Good served warm with ice cream or cold. I, however, prefer to eat it warm.

Grandma Hunt's famous Rhubarb Crisp

(sorry I don't have a picture. You will just have to trust me on it.)

1 cup flour

3/4 cup uncooked oatmeal. I use old fashioned. Always have and cannot guarantee results with any other type.

1 cup brown sugar, packed

1/2 cup melted butter. I never use margarine.

1 tsp cinnamon

4 cups rhubarb Sometimes I use 1/2 mountain blackberries and 1/2 rhubarb.

1 cup sugar

2 Tbs corn starch

1 cup water

1 tsp vanilla

Cook sugar, corn starch and water until thick. Stir constantly. add vanilla.

Mix dry ingredients and melted butter until crumbly.

Press 1/2 mixture into a greased 9" pan.

Cover with rhubarb then the cooked sauce and top with the rest of the crumbs.

Bake @ 350 degrees for one hour.

Serve with ice cream, whipped cream or plain. Enjoy:)