Historical Examples. 1  But anything will do, except a grocery or a hardware store and places like that. 2  hardware was too high in price, and was no longer needed for clothing. 3  In 1850, he left the trade in dry goods and took up that in hardware.  4 We're in back of Williamson's hardware place, replied Ned.
April through June: Although you can find rhubarb from as early as mid-spring and throughout the summer, prime season runs from April to June. Store unwashed, in the refrigerator: Store rhubarb unwashed, in the refrigerator, for up to one week.
Step 1. Harvest rhubarb when the stalks are between 10 and 15 inches long. The stalk is the celery-like, curved reddish portion of the plant. If all of the stalks have not grown to this size, do not remove the smaller stalks. Step 2.