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.
1 Rhubarb is a vegetable not a fruit. 2  It is commonly used as a fruit in sauces, pies, cookies, bars, cakes, and famous dessert crisps and crumbles 3  ! The rhubarb plant belongs to a group of plants of the genus Rheum in the plant family Polygonaceae.hubarb Plant Facts and Information. 1  Another name for the Rhubarb Plant is Pie Plant . 2  No wonder the word rhubarb seems to be synonymous with pie! 3  Rhubarb is a vegetable not a fruit.