I don’t think it is weird! Someone would likely love them and clean them before using them.
So cool that your work has this!!!
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What would you do with a giant grocery sized bag of rhubarb? We don’t want to make jam but everything else is fair game. Some savory ideas would be great!
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I always go with a strawberry rhubarb pie, but this has been in my intriguing file since it was published last year.
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I LOVE making rhubarb chunky stewed apples and freezing in baggies to eat all year. So tart and delightful.
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I have seen recipes for bbq sauce that I have never had enough rhubarb to try.
Rhubarb also freezes well either raw or cooked. I like stewing it up and throwing it into the freezer in one cup or ice cube trays for having it on yogurt in the following months. You can also roast poach rhubarb if it’s a really big batch.
Time sensitive! Does anyone know- if I put wet suits in the washer on gentle/no spin, does it merely shorten their lifespan or is it like REALLY bad/could ruin immediately?
These are children’s wet suits and shortening their life span is not a deal breaker (I always wash my own bathing suits and put them in the dryer even, when on vacation) but I do want them to last the year at least!
ETA batsignalling @RamonaQ because I know she uses wetsuits!
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We made rhubarb bbq sauce last year and it was pretty good.
I am pretty neutral about rhubarb - it’s a lot of work to make it into something good and that thing would have also been good without the rhubarb.
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Actual wet suits or bathing suits?
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I would think shorten life span. I’ve washed swimsuits in the washer in my normal loads before (for years! I didn’t know any better). If they fell apart they would be super crappy suits.
Oh, are you talking Neoprene wetsuits? Still think on very gentle cycle it would be ok.
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Yes, actual neoprene wetsuits. So the question is does it just shorten their life like a bathing suit or is it Real Bad. I have never personally used a wetsuit- this is our first time owning them. The children wanted to swim in the creek in spring and also we’re going to the beach in North Carolina next week and the water is real cold in June.
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Use some of it to infuse some gin if that’s your thing? 
I did that a few years ago and it was super tasty!
Actual neoprene wetsuits? I wouldn’t do it. I just rinse mine out in the bathtub or shower and call it a day. I’d be concerned about the soap and also potentially about tears.
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I can do that today for sure. I am worried about them getting sand from the ocean in the pool at the beach house but we will do our best!
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Would they wear their wetsuits in the pool?
Chlorine isn’t great for wetsuits either, but I’m confident that’s in the “shorten their lifespan” category and not the “REAL BAD” category. I’ve just never been in a pool cold enough to merit a wetsuit!
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And normally my mother has to heat the pool till it’s like bath water, but it is going to be a high of 68 to 70° all week! So yes, I think their wearing the wetsuits in the pool is a real possibility!
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We’ve only ever either hosed down or tossed the wetsuits in the bathtub.
Pro tio: close the shower curtain if you leave them in the shower to dry drip because if not, you might scream bloody murder at an intruder in your shower when getting up to pee at 3am.
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Good call - someone claimed them literally within 1 minute of posting 
Might be a new speed record for getting rid of something haha
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Cocktail:
Salsa:
Drinking vinegar (shrub):
As you can see NW Edible Life is my rhubarb muse.
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A friend of mine who has not had kids is getting an IUD put in and is asking for advice/tips for the insertion process. Anyone know of any good tips to share?
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- weed
- magical lady doc with topical anesthesia
- a day at home with heating pad
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